Table 1.
Comparison of quantitative variables between two groups before initiation of the trial.
| Variables |
Control (n=22)
(3 men and 19 women) |
Intervention (n=21)
(3 men and 18 women) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 49.04±8.26 | 47.76± 8.09 | 0.61 |
| Body mass index (kg/m 2 ) | 27.80±4.21 | 27.61±4.14 | 0.88 |
| Duration of illness (months) | 27.27±36.47 | 29.24±37.05 | 0.86 |
| Physical activity (MET-min/week) | 1504.5±1339.9 | 723.7± 384.4٭ | 0.01 |
| Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 229.0±5.2 | 246.4±7.1٭ | 0.04 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 181.0±13.9 | 188.0±13.2 | 0.80 |
| HDL-C (mg/dl) | 43.4±1.7 | 43.8±1.29 | 0.75 |
| LDL-C (mg/dl) | 148.9±4.9 | 165.2±6.2٭ | 0.04 |
| LDL-C/HDL-C ratio | 3.49±.12 | 3.82±.17 | 0.13 |
*
p≤0.05