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. 2012 Dec 5;7(12):e49937. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049937

Table 1. Participants Baseline Characteristics.

Aerobic Group (N = 13) Resistance Group (N = 12) P value
Men/Women (n) 9/4 7/5 0.69
Age (years) 57.0±2.1 56.1±2.4 0.76
BMI (kg/m2) 29.5±1.2 31.6±1.2 0.22
Duration of Diabetes (years) 10.7±1.8 9.2±2.7 0.66
HbA1c (%) 7.3±0.2 7.5±0.2 0.54
Antidiabetic Therapy (n) 0.64
Diet alone 1 0
Metformin 7 7
Thiazolidinediones 2 0
Sulfonylureas 0 1
Meglitinides 0 1
Metformin and Sulfonylureas 3 2
Metformin and Meglitinides 0 1
VO2peak (mL·kg−1·min−1) 25.5±0.9 24.8±1.6 0.71
Overall physical activity (MET min per week) 329±63 255±64 0.42
Caloric Intake (Kcal/day) 1468±122 1373±68 0.31

Values are mean±SE unless otherwise specified.