Table 2. Multivariate regression for the effect of aerobic and strength exercise participation on biomarker levels in women and men aged 18–34 years.

Sample size varied by marker, ranging from 27,715 to 45,725 for women and 14,384 to 34,325 for men. ^ap<0.05; ^bp<0.01 . Italics indicate not statistically significant.

	Women				Men
Test	(Intercept)	Aerobic (x1)	Strength (x2)	R2	(Intercept)	Aerobic (x1)	Strength (x2)	R2
A1C	5.46	-0.0253b	-0.0075b	0.89	5.49	-0.0236b	-0.0082a	0.8
AGratio	1.57	0.0186 b	0.0078b	0.92	1.80	0.0173b	0.0027	0.71
ALB	4.37	0.0062b	0.0133b	0.78	4.70	0.0086b	-0.0026	0.34
ALP	65.48	-1.0724b	-0.938b	0.86	69.07	-0.7420b	-0.0563	0.55
ALT	16.95	-0.1794b	-0.0290	0.37	32.05	-1.0864b	-0.3121b	0.82
AST	17.21	0.1513b	0.2059b	0.68	23.02	-0.2346b	0.5101a	0.5
BILItot	0.52	0.0122b	0.0075b	0.83	0.70	0.0167b	-0.0014	0.61
CA	9.35	0.0061 a	0.0119b	0.73	9.65	0.011b	-0.0017	0.44
cCRP	4.60	-0.1928b	-0.2517b	0.87	2.57	-0.0957b	-0.1597b	0.8
CHOL	177.77	0.2839	-0.9137a	0.56	184.50	-0.5150b	-1.6370b	0.86
CREA	0.72	0.0096b	0.0073b	0.91	0.98	0.0033a	0.0113b	0.8
EGFR	110.07	-1.1619b	-0.8565b	0.9	103.67	-0.4502a	-0.8949b	0.72
FER	46.62	-0.3010	0.3422	0.05	182.75	-6.646b	-1.9465	0.61
GGT	19.99	-0.4522b	-0.2102a	0.71	35.15	-1.1238b	-1.0039b	0.8
GLOB	2.84	-0.0312b	-0.0046	0.89	2.66	-0.0206b	-0.0059	0.67
GLUC	87.84	-0.3543b	-0.3042b	0.88	92.66	-0.2924b	-0.5338b	0.8
HDL	55.44	1.352b	0.5797b	0.91	44.22	0.9524b	0.7206b	0.94
HDLratio	3.38	-0.0663b	-0.0522b	0.93	4.43	-0.0981b	-0.0926b	0.95
IBC	370.68	0.3764	-0.5244	0.058	333.36	-0.4295a	-0.5278a	0.48
IRON	84.08	2.602b	1.0756b	0.83	102.64	0.6744a	0.6371a	0.53
LDL	100.82	-0.6472b	-1.186b	0.85	110.03	-0.3805a	-1.3404b	0.86
pctSat	23.57	0.6684b	0.3202b	0.83	31.27	0.2454b	0.256b	0.62
PROT	7.21	-0.0222b	0.0087b	0.66	7.36	-0.0065	-0.0125b	0.33
TRIG	107.58	-1.8552b	-2.7041b	0.93	158.00	-6.0483b	-5.5925b	0.92
TSH	2.01	0.0309	-0.0181	0.079	2.03	0.0158	-0.0183	0.05
Urate	4.65	-0.0026	-0.0098	0.157	6.67	-0.0301b	-0.0523 b	0.75