Table 2.

Fasting blood characteristics

Variable	Sedentary	Regular Physical Activity	Intermittent Physical Activity
Total cholesterol, mg/dl	152.1 ± 13.1	125.0 ± 13.8	121.0 ± 13.2
LDL cholesterol, mg/dl	6.9 ± 0.9	4.1 ± 0.5*	4.4 ± 1.0*
HDL cholesterol, mg/dl	56.8 ± 3.2	54.7 ± 6.2	50.6 ± 3.6
Triglycerides, mg/dl	96.5 ± 6.5	83.4 ± 8.8	77.9 ± 9.4
NEFA, mmol/l	1.06 ± 0.07	0.91 ± 0.10	1.01 ± 0.15
Insulin, ng/ml	1.08 ± 0.26	0.42 ± 0.11*	0.58 ± 0.25
Glucose, mg/dl	273.8 ± 30.2	220.3 ± 37.8	204.5 ± 41.6
% HbA1c	4.42 ± 0.10	4.62 ± 0.04	4.58 ± 0.06

NEFA, nonesterified fatty acids.

^*P < 0.05, difference from sedentary mice. Values are expressed as means ± SE.