Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the combined exercise groups within each study, given as means (standard deviation).
| HERITAGE (n=700) |
DREW (n=292) |
GERS (n=78) |
APOE (n=103) |
STRRIDE I (n=132) |
STRRIDE II (n=102) |
STRRIDE PD (n=161) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 35.1 (13.7) | 57.3 (6.5) | 58.0 (5.8) | 39.1 (10.9) | 52.3 (6.0) | 48.5 (9.6) | 59.3 (7.6) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.4 (5.3) | 31.8 (3.7) | 27.9 (4.1) | 27.6 (4.9) | 29.9 (2.9) | 30.5 (3.3) | 30.9 (5.7) |
| VO2 max (L/min) | 2.3 (0.7) | 1.3 (0.3) | 2.0 (0.5) | 2.6 (0.8) | 2.5 (0.7) | 2.5 (0.6) | 2.2 (0.6) |
| HDL-C (mg/dL) | 40.7 (10.6) | 57.3 (14.3) | 46.1 (13.4) | 50.5 (15.9) | 53.1 (16.8) | 51.0 (13.2) | 44.2 (14.9) |
| LDL-C (mg/dL) | 113.9 (30.9) | 117.7 (26.5) | 130.9 (28.1) | 131.5 (31.8) | 144.9 (31.2) | 144.1 (21.5) | 111.8 (26.1) |
| TC (mg/dL) | 170.8 (35.9) | 200.7 (30.1) | 209.9 (32.4) | 204.5 (37.8) | 233.1 (28.8) | 224.7 (28.1) | 182.8 (31.7) |
| TG (mg/dL) | 112.5 (67.5) | 129.4 (63.4) | 163.7 (86.8) | 137.9 (91.0) | 168.66 (104.3) | 149.9 (73.1) | 133.2 (71.2) |
| CRP (mg/dL) | 2.7 (4.8) | 5.5 (5.3) | 3.2 (3.3) | N/A | 3.4 (3.1) | N/A | N/A |
| SBP (mmHg) | 118.7 (11.9) | 138.8 (13.0) | 129.6 (16.6) | N/A | 130.1 (14.4) | 118.9 (13.6) | N/A |
| DBP (mmHg) | 68.3 (8.9) | 80.8 (8.9) | 83.3 (10.8) | N/A | 84.3 (8.0) | 78.2 (8.7) | N/A |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 91.6 (11.2) | 94.6 (8.7) | 91.1 (9.2) | N/A | 94.5 (9.7) | 94.6 (11.8) | 105.6 (9.8) |
| Waist (cm) | 90.2 (14.8) | 100.6 (11.6) | 90.9 (13.0) | 89.6 (14.8) | 95.7 (10.3) | 96.9 (9.5) | 99.0 (8.6) |
| Percent fat | 27.6 (10.2) | 28.3 (4.5) | 35.7 (9.3) | 22.7 (6.2) | N/A | N/A | 40.9 (7.8) |
| GlycA (μmol/L) | 324.7 (56.5) | 364.9 (47.8) | 405.718 (64.9) | 422.5 (70.6) | 325.2 (314.0) | 362.6 (65.4) | 347.1 (49.5) |
BMI: body mass index, HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TC: total cholesterol, TG: triglycerides, CRP: C-reactive protein, SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, N/A: data not available.