Skip to main content
. 2009 Jul 10;32(10):1807–1811. doi: 10.2337/dc09-0032

Table 2.

Baseline and change scores for DI, AIRg, Si, metabolic variables, body weight, and body composition variables by group

n (men/women) Control
Low amount/moderate intensity
Low amount/vigorous intensity
High amount/vigorous intensity
58 (30/28)
57 (30/27)
58 (33/25)
64 (38/26)
Baseline Change P Baseline Change P Baseline Change P Baseline Change P
DI (× 10−5 min−1) 1,562 ± 1,444 −65 ± 893 NS 1,270 ± 1,147 742 ± 1,680 0.002 1,533 ± 1,362 255 ± 1,023 0.063 1,305 ± 1,121 255 ± 688 0.004
AIRg (pmol/l) 490.6 ± 431 22 ± 233 NS 457.3 ± 334 −10 ± 207 NS 445.5 ± 353 −43 ± 216 0.14 505.6 ± 427 −77 ± 218 0.007
Si (× 10−5 min/pmol) 3.5 ± 2.1 −0.35 ± 1.7 0.12 3.1 ± 2.2 1.7 ± 2.5 <0.0001 3.7 ± 2.1 0.8 ± 1.8 0.001 3.2 ± 2.5 1.1 ± 2.1 <0.0001
Fasting glucose (mg/dl) 91 ± 11 3.2 ± 8 0.005 94 ± 9 −0.1 ± 9 NS 93 ± 8 1.2 ± 9 NS 94 ± 10 0.5 ± 10 NS
Fasting insulin (μU/ml) 8.5 ± 4.3 0.9 ± 3.3 0.04 10.3 ± 8.1 −2.5 ± 5.6 0.002 8.8 ± 5.9 −1.5 ± 4.1 0.008 9.6 ± 5.6 −1.3 ± 3.3 0.002
HOMA (mg/dl × μU/ml) 2.0 ± 1.2 0.28 ± 0.8 0.011 2.5 ± 1.9 −0.58 ± 1.4 0.003 2.1 ± 1.6 −0.36 ± 1.1 0.014 2.3 ± 1.4 −0.30 ± 0.9 0.009
Triglycerides (mg/dl) 147 ± 71 5 ± 43 NS 171 ± 108 −35 ± 76 0.002 143 ± 67 −16 ± 49 0.02 155 ± 84 −21 ± 50 0.002
Body mass (kg) 88 ± 14 0.88 ± 2.4 0.007 87 ± 15 −0.81 ± 2.4 0.012 88 ± 13 −0.96 ± 2.3 0.003 88 ± 13 −0.15 ± 2.7 <0.0001
Visceral fat (cm2) 163 ± 66 13 ± 29 0.003 174 ± 77 −2.1 ± 30 NS 158 ± 56 −4.6 ± 36 NS 168 ± 72 −12 ± 35 0.018
Vo2 peak (ml · kg−1 · min−1) 27 ± 6 −0.7 ± 2 0.03 27 ± 6 1.8 ± 2 <0.0001 29 ± 6 3.4 ± 3 <0.0001 28 ± 5 5.0 ± 3 <0.0001

Data are means ± SD. Homeostasis model assessment (HOMA) [(fasting glucose × fasting insulin)/22.5] (indicator of insulin sensitivity during fasting conditions). NS, P > 0.30 and therefore not significant. All other P values (< 0.30) are shown.