Table 5. Prevalence of Adverse Responders to Regular Exercise in Six Studies.
HERITAGE | DREW | INFLAME | STRRIDE | MARYLAND | JYVASKYLA | TOTAL | %* | |
N subjects | ≤723 | ≤326 | ≤70 | ≤303 | ≤160 | ≤105 | ≤1687 | |
Δ Fasting insulin | 55 | 36 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 126 | 8.3 |
Δ HDL-C | 47 | 87 | 21 | 32 | 8 | 27 | 222 | 13.3 |
Δ Triglycerides | 56 | 51 | 9 | 34 | 11 | 11 | 172 | 10.3 |
Δ Systolic BP | 44 | 58 | 11 | NA | 43 | 10 | 166 | 12.2 |
% represents the proportion of adverse responders in relation to the total number of subjects exercise trained for each of the four traits.