Table 2.

Lipids, Glucose, and Muscle Damage Markers of Baseline, 8 Weeks, and 9–12 Weeks (Pre and Post-Final Exercise)

	Baseline			8 Weeks			9–12 Weeks (pre-final exercise)			9–12 Weeks (post-final exercise)
Variables	N	Mean	SEM	N	Mean	SEM	N	Mean	SEM	N	Mean	SEM
Creatine kinase (U/L) (normal value: 30–220)	16	121.50	20.12	16	92.13	9.64	16	118.69	18.46	16	142.19	20.28
Glucose (mg/dL) (normal value: 70–99)	16	79.56	2.76	16	80.88	3.00	16	77.50	3.88	16	82.56	2.88
Cholesterol (mg/dL) (normal value: <200)	16	175.06	7.12	16	187.38	8.61	16	184.00	8.65	16	184.50	8.26
Triglycerides (mg/dL) (normal value: <150)	16	137.44	23.74	16	144.88	19.24	16	137.56	27.82	16	143.75	24.03
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) (normal value: >60)	16	52.06	3.05	16	52.00	2.79	16	55.44	3.80	16	55.31	3.67
LDL cholesterol (calculated) (mg/dL) (normal value: <100; optimal)	16	94.86	8.17	16	105.27	8.45	16	105.87	7.50	16	101.13	7.19
Total cholesterol/HDL (ratio) (normal value: <4.5: low risk)	16	3.51	0.23	16	3.74	0.24	16	3.46	0.21	16	3.47	0.20
Non-HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) (normal value: <130)	16	123.00	7.64	16	135.38	8.67	16	128.56	7.56	16	129.19	7.25
Myoglobin (mcg/L) (normal value: ≤90)	16	40.38	3.02	16	40.06	2.47	15	42.40	3.26	15	66.13	6.90

HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.