Table 5. Correlations between changes in serum salusin-α levels and other variables in Training groups.
| Young | Middle-aged and older | |||
| Δ Serum salusin-α levels, ng/ml | ||||
| r | P | r | P | |
| Δ BMI, kg/m2 | -0.063 | 0.7530 | -0.066 | 0.7489 |
| Δ Total cholesterol, mg/dl | 0.272 | 0.1704 | 0.237 | 0.2433 |
| Δ HDL cholesterol, mg/dl | 0.289 | 0.1432 | 0.205 | 0.3150 |
| Δ Triglycerides, mg/dl | 0.006 | 0.9761 | -0.348 | 0.0815 |
| Δ HR, bpm | -0.244 | 0.2297 | -0.246 | 0.2266 |
| Δ SBP, mmHg | 0.046 | 0.8206 | -0.591 | 0.0015 |
| Δ DBP, mmHg | 0.337 | 0.0855 | -0.442 | 0.0237 |
| Δ MBP, mmHg | 0.253 | 0.2025 | -0.570 | 0.0023 |
| Δ cfPWV, cm/s | -0.166 | 0.4269 | -0.597 | 0.0013 |
| Δ ccIMT, mm | 0.183 | 0.3600 | -0.484 | 0.0122 |
Δ: change in value before and after the 8-week exercise training, BMI: body mass index, HDL: high-density lipoprotein, HR: heart rate, bpm: beats per minute, SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, MBP: mean blood pressure, cfPWV: carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity, ccIMT: common carotid intima-media thickness.