Table 3.

Six-month change in metabolic syndrome variables in exercise intervention (n = 35) versus usual care (n = 30).

	Baseline (SD)	Mean change (SE)	Significance (P value)
Waist circumference (cm)
Exercise	91.7 (12.0)	−1.49 (0.76)	0.508
Usual care	88.6 (15.6)	−0.75 (0.82)
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)
Exercise	123.1 (12.9)	0.66 (2.25)	0.080
Usual care	123.7 (18.7)	−5.23 (2.43)
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)			0.304
Exercise	75.2 (6.8)	0.75 (1.16)
Usual care	76.6 (9.1)	−1.02 (1.25)
HDL-C (mg/dL)
Exercise	52.7 (13.2)	0.51 (1.65)	0.325
Usual care	59.1 (15.4)	−1.90 (1.78)
Triglycerides (mg/dL)
Exercise	123.7 (53.7)	1.40 (7.1)	0.841
Usual care	117.8 (51.6)	−0.70 (7.7)
Glucose (mg/dL)
Exercise	104.9 (12.7)	−1.31 (1.21)	0.029
Usual care	105.1 (10.7)	0.6 (1.3)
Metabolic syndrome z-score
Exercise	−1.7 (3.3)	−0.09 (0.39)	0.661
Usual care	−2.2 (4.2)	−0.35 (0.42)

Note. Negative z-score indicates below cut-off. Negative mean change score indicates improvement in criterion.