Table 2. Mean ± standard deviation (SD) and statistical comparison of the pre- and post-training values of the studied variables in the aerobic exercise and control groups.
| Variables | Groups | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerobic exercise (n=25) | Control (n=25) | |||||
| Pretest | Posttest | Mean Diff. | Pretest | Posttest | Mean Diff. | |
| F.B. Sugar (mg/dl) | 197 ± 92.8 | 146.3 ± 21 | 50.7 ± 15*** | 185 ± 65.7 | 184.3 ± 58.7 | 0.7 ± 0.08 |
| HbAc1 (%) | 8.7 ± 1.2 | 6.3 ± 0.6 | 1.40 ± 0.4** * | 9.1 ± 0.9 | 8.9 ± 1.2 | 0.2 ± 0.03 |
| F. insulin (μU/ml) | 40.6 ± 9.3 | 25.7 ± 6.8 | 14.9 ± 3.5 *** | 41.5 ± 3.7 | 38.7 ± 5.3 | 2.8 ± 0.8 |
| IR (mU*mmol/L2) | 5.9 ± 1.4 | 3.6 ± 0.9 | 2.3 ± 0.6*** | 4.3 ±1.9 | 4.19 ± 1.5 | 0.11 ± 0.06 |
| Cellular fibronectin (cFN; μg/ml) | 6.9 ± 2.9 | 3.2 ± 1.2 | 3.7 ± 0.9*** | 4.7 ± 2.7 | 4.6 ± 1.8 | 0.1 ± 0.05 |
| BMI (kg\m2 ) | 26.41 ± 4.3 | 23.5 ± 2.7 | 2.81 ± 1.4* | 27.18 ± 5.1 | 26.9 ± 6.3 | 0.28 ± 0.7 |
F.B. sugar: fasting blood sugar; HbAc1: glycosylated hemoglobin, F.Insulin: fasting insulin, IR: insulin resistance; BMI: body mass index. Data presented as the mean ±SD. The paired sample t-test revealed significant differences in within group comparisons (*p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001)