Table 5.

Association of duration of exercise with biochemical parameters.

Exercise duration	Biochemical parameter		χ2	P value
	HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)
	≥40	<40
>1 hr/day	64.7%	35.3%	4.67	0.052*
½–1 hr/day	64.5%	35.5%
2–3 times/wk	45.7%	54.3%
No exercise	48.1%	51.9%
	LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)
	<130	≥130
>1 hr/day	70.6%	29.4%	0.693	0.064*
½–1 hr/day	70.1%	29.9%
2–3 times/wk	63.2%	36.8%
No exercise	51.4%	48.6%

^*P < 0.05. HDL: high-density lipoprotein, LDL: low-density lipoprotein.