Table II.

Comparisons of characteristics 3 months later

Variables	Exercise (n = 42)	Control (n = 50)
Age [years]	50.4 ±5.8	48.5 ±5.3
Male, n (%)	31 (73.8)	35 (70.0)
BMI [kg/m2]	21.6 ±2.4	23.5 ±2.7
Smoking, n (%)	11 (26.2)	135 (26.0)
SBP [mm Hg]	113.8 ±10.3	118.4 ±10.7
DBP [mm Hg]	71.7 ±7.9	72.0 ±8.8
HR [bpm]	72.6 ±5.4	76.2 ±6.2
TG [mmol/l]	1.4 ±0.3	1.6 ±0.3
TC [mmol/l]	5.3 ±0.5	5.7 ±0.5
LDL-C [mmol/l]	3.1 ±0.4*	3.8 ±0.4
HDL-C [mmol/l]	1.2 ±0.3*	0.9 ±0.2
apoA1 [mmol/l]	1.1 ±0.2	0.9 ±0.2
apoB100 [mmol/l]	1.5 ±0.3	2.0 ±0.4
Lp(a) [mg/l]	104.6 ±10.7*	136.8 ±18.9
FBG [mmol/l]	5.3 ±0.4	5.6 ±0.5
Cr [µmol/l]	94.1 ±10.7	93.3 ±9.0
BUN [mmol/l]	5.4 ±1.1	5.5 ±1.0
Hs-CRP [mg/l]	3.1 ±1.2*	4.4 ±1.2
ROCK2 concentration [mg/ml]	27.6 ±4.3*	34.6 ±5.2
NO concentration [µmol/l]	12.2 ±2.0	10.7 ±1.7
Average daily exercise time [min]	37.4 ±4.3*	16.5 ±7.5

^*p < 0.05.