Table 2.
Characteristics of study subjects before and after exercise intervention
| Pre | Post | p‐values | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropometrics | |||
| Age (years) | 31.1 ± 7.5 | ||
| BMI (kg m−2) | 22.8 ± 1.0 | 23.1 ± 1.0 | 0.53 |
| Waist to hip ratio | 0.93 ± 0.03 | 0.91 ± 0.04 | 0.055 |
| Weight (kg) | 73.3 ± 7.7 | 73.6 ± 8.1 | 0.51 |
| Fat percentage (%) | 17.1 ± 1.7 | 17.0 ± 1.5 | 0.20 |
| Fat free mass (kg) | 60.6 ± 6.2 | 61.1 ± 6.4 | 0.15 |
| Subcutaneous fat mass (kg) | 2.2 ± 0.7 | 2.1 ± 0.4 | 0.37 |
| Visceral fat mass (kg) | 1.1 ± 0.4 | 0.9 ± 0.4 | 0.02 |
| VO2max (mL kg−1 min−1) | 38 ± 9.3 | 47 ± 8.2 | 0.01 |
| Glucose profile | |||
| Glucosefasting OGTT day (mmol L−1) | 5.2 ± 0.3 | 5.3 ± 0.4 | 0.41 |
| Insulinfasting OGTT day (mmol L−1) | 5.5 ± 2.4 | 6.1 ± 2.3 | 0.62 |
| Matsuda index | 8.8 ± 4.6 | 7.4 ± 2.6 | 0.24 |
| HOMA‐IR | 1.3 ± 0.6 | 1.4 ± 0.5 | 0.58 |
| Lipid profile | |||
| FFAfasting OGTT day (mmol L−1) | 0.39 ± 0.18 | 0.44 ± 0.19 | 0.56 |
| TriglyceridesfP (mmol L−1) | 0.91 ± 0.30 | 1.03 ± 0.39 | 0.23 |
| LDL‐cholesterol (mmol L−1) | 2.63 ± 1.14 | 2.36 ± 0.89 | 0.18 |
| HDL‐cholesterol (mmol L−1) | 1.61 ± 0.32 | 1.62 ± 0.33 | 0.97 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol L−1) | 4.7 ± 1.2 | 4.5 ± 1.1 | 0.28 |
Values are means ± SD; p values are from paired t‐tests. fP, fasting plasma; FFA, free fatty acid. Data presented above are from screening day at baseline (pre) and after exercise intervention (post), except visceral and subcutaneous fat mass, which is from scanning days before exercise and after exercise intervention. p < 0.05 are marked as bold.