Table 2.
Parameters before and after the experimental protocol
| Exergame (n = 21) | Treadmill (n = 13) | Control (n = 13) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | |
| Weight (kg) | 66.4 ± 7.6 | 65.7 ± 7.6 | 68.1 ± 7.5 | 67.4 ± 7.1* | 64.0 ± 12.9 | 63.3 ± 12.8 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.7 ± 3.0 | 27.4 ± 3.0 | 27.0 ± 3.0 | 26.7 ± 2.8* | 27.3 ± 4.6 | 27.0 ± 4.7 |
| WC (cm) | 94.8 ± 10.1 | 93.8 ± 9.8* | 91.8 ± 6.8 | 89.8 ± 5.5** | 92.1 ± 11.6 | 91.3 ± 11.5 |
| Office SBP (mm Hg) | 130.6 ± 17.7 | 135.2 ± 11.5 | 135.1 ± 15.9 | 138.4 ± 17.2 | 135.2 ± 18.3 | 133.2 ± 19.3 |
| Office DBP (mm Hg) | 77.1 ± 9.5 | 77.5 ± 6.7 | 79.5 ± 9.9 | 81.2 ± 10.7 | 75.5 ± 11.9 | 76.3 ± 10.4 |
| VE/VO2 slope | 34.9 ± 7.7 | 31.8 ± 5.5* | 32.8 ± 4.3 | 30.9 ± 5.0 | 31.3 ± 6.1 | 31.4 ± 5.7 |
| Peak HR (bpm) | 137.4 ± 15.8 | 144.7 ± 16.4*,† | 134.9 ± 21.3 | 141.1 ± 18.2*,† | 128.4 ± 23.4 | 121.9 ± 25.9 |
| HR recovery | 119.2 ± 15.8 | 115.5 ± 13.6 | 110.4 ± 18.3 | 114.3 ± 12.5 | 107.5 ± 20.9 | 105.0 ± 22.6 |
| Exercise time (min) | 10.8 ± 2.4 | 12.9 ± 2.1***,† | 12.0 ± 2.1 | 13.5 ± 2.2 *,† | 9.0 ± 3.6 | 9.1 ± 3.3 |
| CD34+/KDR+ (per μL) | 13.8 ± 35.0 | 17.1 ± 22.2 | 1.5 ± 3.8 | 19.2 ± 17.5**,† | 6.9 ± 9.5 | 6.2 ± 11.9 |
| CD34+/CD117+ (per μL) | 18.1 ± 22.7 | 35.7 ± 40.6** | 10.0 ± 12.2 | 16.2 ± 19.8 | 6.9 ± 11.1 | 9.2 ± 11.2 |
| CD34+/CD133+ (per μL) | 20.0 ± 48.1 | 12.9 ± 24.5 | 5.4 ± 6.6 | 13.1 ± 14.4 | 3.1 ± 4.8 | 5.4 ± 9.7 |
Note: Data are presented as mean ± SD. Different from before and after at same group (*P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001); different from control at the same period († P < 0.05).
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; EFT, epicardial fat thickness; FMD, flow‐mediated dilation; HR, heart rate; SBP, systolic blood pressure; VO2 peak, maximal oxygen uptake; WC, waist circumference.