Table 1.
Ex (n=18) |
St + Ex (n=19) |
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Pre | Post | Pre | Post | |
Age (yrs) | 43.8 ± 12.9 | 42.5 ± 9.6 | ||
Sex | 7 male; 11 female | 6 male; 13 female | ||
Weight (kg) | 97.9 ± 18.4 | 96.23 ± 18.3* † | 98.2 ± 19.8 | 98.9 ± 21.4 |
BMI (kg·m−1) | 33.9 ± 4.6 | 33.3 ± 4.6 | 33.9 ± 4.6 | 34.2 ± 5.1 |
Body fat (%) | 39.3 ± 6.3 | 38.5 ± 6.4† | 40.3 ± 6.5 | 39.7 ± 6.3 |
Fat Mass (kg) | 38.0 ± 8.5 | 36.6 ± 8.0† | 39.7 ± 11.6 | 39.4 ± 11.9 |
Lean Body Mass (kg) | 58.1 ± 12.6 | 57.8 ± 13.2 | 55.5 ± 12.7 | 56.7 ± 13.6 * ‡ |
Fasting glucose (mmol/l) | 4.86 ± 0.53 | 4.80 ± 0.57 | 4.95 ± 0.35 | 5.04 ± 0.45 |
Triacylglycerol (mg/dl) | 142.2 ± 91.1 | 127.9 ± 81.4 | 124.4 ± 71.3 | 94.2 ± 45.5 |
Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 190.7 ± 50.7 | 193.3 ± 54.7 | 203 ± 51.0 | 144.6 ± 25.8 * § |
LDL (mg/dl) | 122.7 ± 37.1 | 125.6 ± 43.8 | 147.9 ± 55.2 | 90.9 ± 31.2 * § |
HDL (mg/dl) | 44.2 ± 9.6 | 47.11 ± 13.2 | 45.8 ± 12.1 | 45.6 ± 12.5 |
Subject characteristics before (Pre) and after (Post) 12 weeks of supervised aerobic exercise training (Ex) or combination exercise plus statin therapy (St+Ex). Data are expressed as Means ± SD.
P<0.05 for between group difference in change from baseline.
P<0.05,
P<0.01, and
P<0.001 for within group change from baseline.
BMI: body mass index; LDL: low density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL: high density lipoprotein cholesterol.