Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the dieting without exercise, dieting with exercise, and control groups.
| Dieting without exercise |
Dieting with exercise |
Control | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sample size | 37 | 39 | 40 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 30.7 ± 2.1 | 30.4 ± 2.2 | 30.7 ± 2.2 |
| Percent body fat | 27.5 ± 4.2 | 27.6 ± 4.5 | 28.8 ± 4.6 |
| VO2 max (mL/kg/min) | 33.8 ± 5.4 | 34.7 ± 5.3 | 33.6 ± 3.8 |
| Resting heart rate (bpm) | 69.4 ± 7.0 | 67.8 ± 7.7 | 68.2 ± 7.6 |
| Total calorie intake (kcal/day) | 2,628 ± 582 | 2,650 ± 627 | 2,613 ± 507 |
| Alcohol (% of total calories) | 3.5 ± 3.2* | 4.6 ± 4.2 | 6.0 ± 5.9 |
| Fat (% of total calories) | 38.8 ± 4.5 | 37.8 ± 5.6 | 37.7 ± 4.2 |
| Carbohydrates (% of total calories) | 42.4 ± 6.4 | 42.1 ± 6.3 | 41.4 ± 7.5 |
| Starch (% of total calories) | 19.6 ± 3.9 | 20.0 ± 4.3 | 20.0 ± 3.7 |
| HDL2-mass (mg/dL) | 21.1 ± 25.7 | 20.8 ± 23.2 | 27.3 ± 22.9 |
| HDL3-mass (mg/dL) | 181.8 ± 31.3* | 190.2 ± 36.5 | 203.5 ± 37.0 |
| Small LDL-mass (mg/dL) | 196.2 ± 70.0 | 189.0 ± 65.6 | 208.8 ± 69.3 |
| Large LDL-mass (mg/dL) | 107.1 ± 41.8 | 106.7 ± 40.0 | 121.2 + 39.0 |
| IDL-mass (mg/dL) | 31.0 ± 18.1 | 28.0 ± 15.5 | 32.8 ± 20.1 |
| VLDL-mass (mg/dL) | 114.5 ± 83.6 | 105.3 ± 77.2 | 99.1 ± 62.5 |
| LDL-peak flotation rate (Sf) | 5.76 ± 1.21 | 5.88 ± 1.30 | 5.94 ± 1.31 |
*
Difference between exercisers and controls was significant at P <0.0l.