Table 1. Measured values at the beginning of the study and after the ten-week Nordic Walking program.
| Parameter | At the beginning of the study |
After 10 weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Body weight (kg) | 80.7 ± 14.0 | 76.2 ± 14.0 # |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 30.5 ± 4.1 | 28.8 ± 4.5 # |
| CPK (U/l) | 109 ± 47.0 | 90 ± 37 # |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 213.3 ± 34.5 | 194.1 ± 28.4 # |
| LDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 133.5 ± 28.8 | 117.2 ± 30.2 # |
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 59.4 ± 13.0 | 64.9 ± 13.3 # |
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 124.6 ± 46.5 | 97.8 ± 33.1 # |
| Quotient of total cholesterol and HDL | 3.7 ± 0.8 | 3.1 ± 0.7 # |
| Percentage of participants with a total cholesterol concentration of < 190 mg/dl; n (%) | 8 (25%) | 12 (37.5%) # |
| Percentage of participants with LDL cholesterol concentration of < 115 mg/dl; n (%) | 7 (22%) | 16 (50%) * |
| Percentage of participants with HDL cholesterol concentration of ≥ 46 mg/dl; n (%) | 28 (87.5%) | 32 (100%) * |
| Percentage of participants with a triglyceride concentration of < 150 mg/dl; n (%) | 23 (71%) | 29 (91%) * |
| Percentage of participants with a quotient of total cholesterol concentration and HDL < 5; n (%) | 30 (94%) | 32 (100%) |