Table II.
Lipids and glucose metabolism measurements in patients in the control, supervised exercise, and home-based exercise groups. Values are means (standard deviation).
| Variables | Pre-Test | Post-Test | Mean Change Score |
Main Effect P values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol (mg/dl) | ||||
| Control Group | 176 (44) | 178 (51) | 1 (28) | |
| Supervised Exercise Group | 166 (4l) | 166 (46) | 0 (24) | .607 |
| Home-Based Exercise Group | 162 (4l) | 160 (56) | −2 (44) | |
| HDL-C (mg/dl) | ||||
| Control Group | 45 (13) | 45 (14) | 0 (6) | |
| Supervised Exercise Group | 39 (9) | 39 (10) | −1 (6) | .793 |
| Home-Based Exercise Group | 46 (17) | 46 (19) | −0 (8) | |
| LDL-C (mg/dl) | ||||
| Control Group | 104 (41) | 99 (49) | −4 (38) | |
| Supervised Exercise Group | 99 (35) | 94 (47) | −5 (32) | .592 |
| Home-Based Exercise Group | 85 (31) | 78 (26) | −7 (33) | |
| LDL-C / HDL-C | ||||
| Control Group | 2.4 (1.0) | 2.3 (1.3) | −0.1 (1.1) | |
| Supervised Exercise Group | 2.7 (1.3) | 2.6 (1.6) | −0.1 (1.0) | .370 |
| Home-Based Exercise Group | 2.2 (1.3) | 2.0 (1.0) | −0.2 (0.9) | |
| Non-HDL-C (mg/dl) | ||||
| Control Group | 132 (41) | 134 (56) | 2 (31) | |
| Supervised Exercise Group | 127 (41) | 128 (46) | 0 (21) | .510 |
| Home-Based Exercise Group | 118 (46) | 116 (60) | −2 (42) | |
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) | ||||
| Control Group | 138 (152) | 154 (206) | 16 (68) | |
| Supervised Exercise Group | 145 (104) | 153 (105) | 8 (41) | .803 |
| Home-Based Exercise Group | 171 (199) | 229 (564) | 58 (376) | |
| Glucose (mg/L) | ||||
| Control Group | 111 (51) | 115 (44) | 4 (36) | |
| Supervised Exercise Group | 105 (32) | 110 (37) | 5 (38) | .041 |
| Home-Based Exercise Group | 100 (36) | 90 (35) | −10 (26) * † | |
| Insulin (mg/L) | ||||
| Control Group | 12.7 (13.6) | 12.1 (8.9) | −0.6 (11.7) | |
| Supervised Exercise Group | 17.6 (19.9) | 18.7 (19.5) | 1.2 (10.7) | .155 |
| Home-Based Exercise Group | 15.5 (21.6) | 19.7 (35.2) | 4.2 (17.6) | |
| HOMA-IR (mg/L) | ||||
| Control Group | 3.98 (6.07) | 3.84 (3.87) | −0.15 (5.78) | |
| Supervised Exercise Group | 5.40 (6.88) | 5.64 (5.73) | 0.24 (4.86) | .341 |
| Home-Based Exercise Group | 3.94 (5.24) | 5.05 (9.12) | 1.10 (5.57) |
*
Change from pre-test (P < .05).
†
Different than Supervised Exercise Group (P < .05) HDL-C = high density lipoprotein cholesterol, HOMA-IR = Homeostasis Model Assessment-Insulin Resistance, LDL-C = low density lipoprotein cholesterol.