Table 2.

Lipid profile, glucose, PAI-1, adiponectin, and CRP levels in the sedentary and highly trained athletes groups.

Subjects	Sedentary	Highly Trained Athletes
TG (mmol/L)	1.40 ± 0.62	0.94 ± 0.45*
Cholesterol (mmol/L)	3.98 ± 0.27	2.84 ± 0.66***
LDL-c (mmol/L)	2.38 ± 0.16	1.50 ± 0.80**
LDL-ox (mmol/L)	1.37 ± 0.67	0.71 ± 0.42
HDL-c (mmol/L)	1.31 ± 0.23	1.15 ± 0.35
TC/HDL-c ratio	3.09 ± 0.51	2.72 ± 1.28
Glucose (mmol/L)	4.26 ± 0.23	4.45 ± 0.06
PAI-1 (ng/mL)	18.7 ± 2.00	4.50 ± 1.71***
Adiponectin (ug/L)	14.1 ± 3.48	13.73 ± 5.91
CRP (g/L)	2.83 ± 0.27	2.82 ± 0.25

Results are expressed as mean value ± SD. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01;

*** p < 0.001 significantly lower than Sedentary group.