Table 4.
Correlation matrix among variables.
| Exercise and Spirulina maxima Supplementation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔBMI | ΔBF | ΔVO2max | ΔTC | ΔTAG | ΔLDL-C | |
| Δ%BF | 0.097 | 1 | ||||
| ΔVO2max | −0.492 * | −0.217 | 1 | |||
| ΔTC | 0.348 | −0.164 | 0.091 | 1 | ||
| ΔTAG | 0.162 | 0.101 | −0.157 | 0.094 | 1 | |
| ΔLDL-C | 0.255 | −0.164 | 0.035 | 0.798 * | −0.184 | 1 |
| ΔHDL-C | −0.137 | 0.038 | 0.159 | −0.2282 | 0.066 | −0.690 * |
| Exercise and placebo Supplementation | ||||||
| ΔBMI | ΔBF | ΔVO2max | ΔTC | ΔTAG | ΔLDL-C | |
| Δ%BF | −0.094 | 1 | ||||
| ΔVO2max | −0.151 | −0.056 | 1 | |||
| ΔTC | 0.329 | −0.401 * | −0.246 | 1 | ||
| ΔTAG | 0.030 | −0.155 | 0.075 | 0.461 * | 1 | |
| ΔLDL-C | 0.398 * | −0.280 | −0.184 | 0.718 * | 0.189 | 1 |
| ΔHDL-C | 0.021 | 0.028 | −0.164 | 0.288 | 0.184 | −0.286 |
| Spirulina maxima supplementation without exercise | ||||||
| ΔBMI | ΔBF | ΔVO2max | ΔTC | ΔTAG | ΔLDL-C | |
| Δ%BF | 0.210 | 1 | ||||
| ΔVO2max | −0.526 * | −0.497 * | 1 | |||
| ΔTC | 0370 | 0.160 | −0.314 | 1 | ||
| ΔTAG | 0.425 * | 0.299 | −0.103 | 0.243 | 1 | |
| ΔLDL-C | 0.135 | 0.237 | −0.161 | 0.673 * | 0.143 | 1 |
| ΔHDL-C | 0.131 | −0.180 | −0.059 | 0.297 | 0.041 | −0.371 |
Δ = Changes between before and after values, BW: body weight, %BF: percentage of body fat, VO2max: maximal oxygen uptake, TC: total cholesterol, TAG: triacylglycerols; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol. Asterisk (*) means p < 0.01.