Table 3.

Lipid characteristics of patients

	CTL	Ob
Lactate, mmol/l
Baseline	2.3 ± 0.1	2.5 ± 0.1
Preexercise	2.0 ± 0.1	2.2 ± 0.1†
Peak exercise	5.4 ± 0.4†	5.5 ± 0.4†
30-min postexercise	2.5 ± 0.2	2.6 ± 0.2
TG, mmol/l
Baseline	0.4 ± 0.03	1.6 ± 0.2*
Preexercise	0.5 ± 0.04	1.8 ± 0.2*
Peak exercise	0.6 ± 0.1†	2.2 ± 0.2*
30-min postexercise	0.6 ± 0.1†	2 ± 0.2*
Total cholesterol, mg/dl
Baseline	156.8 ± 5.7	152.1 ± 7.6
HDL, mg/dl
Baseline	84.7 ± 6.6	49 ± 4.5*
LDL, mg/dl
Baseline	64.6 ± 3.6	74.1 ± 5.7

Data are means ± SE. TG, triglycerides; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.

^*P < 0.05, Ob vs. CTL between-groups difference;

^†P < 0.05, time point vs. baseline within groups.