Table 1.

Comparative analysis of metabolic profile in exercised (n=12) and sedentary ZDF rats (n=12) at the end of the study.

	Exercised	Sedentary	p value
Body weight (g)	433.2±3.1	405.8±3.7	0.22
Glucose (mmol/l)	29.4±1.7	33.2±1.9	<0.001*
Hb1Ac (%)	10.6±0.7	11.1±1.9	0.31
Insulin (pmol/l)	1206.7±11.9	1342.5±12.4	0.018*
HOMA-IR (U)	34.2 ±6.6	38.8±6.9	0.027*
Total-Cholesterol (mmol/l)	4.11±0.6	5.25±0.7	0.042*
Triacylglycerols (mmol/l)	3.03±0.4	4.26±0.6	0.006*

Hb1Ac – glycosylated hemoglobin; HOMA-IR – homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance.

^*p value <0.05.