Table 6.
Blood lipids and absolute changes (Δ) of the four groups at the beginning (0) and at the end (12) of the intervention.
| Parameter | CON | EX | EXDC | EXCO | p | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| t | Δ | Δ | Δ | Δ | ||||||
| TG (mg/dL) | 0 | 141.9 ± 104.1 | −6.46 ± 43.2 | 115.0 ± 55.1 | −3.40 ± 33.6 | 113.7 ± 44.3 | 3.22 ± 46.5 | 107.3 ± 34.4 | −10.5 ± 23.6 | 0.470 |
| 12 | 135.5 ± 89.2 | 111.6 ± 49.7 | 116.9 ± 68.9 | 96.9 ± 28.5 | ||||||
| TC (mg/dL) | 0 | 258.3 ± 54.7 | −2.08 ± 33.5 | 237.7 ± 39.2 | −5.37 ± 20.9 | 244.3 ± 51.6 | −1.59 ± 25.8 | 242.2 ± 37.2 | 0.70 ± 25.3 | 0.816 |
| 12 | 256.2 ± 59.6 | 232.4 ± 37.9 | 242.7 ± 49.7 | 242.9 ± 38.2 | ||||||
| HDL (mg/dL) | 0 | 62.8 ± 14.0 | −0.08 ± 6.33 | 67.5 ± 15.4 | 0.03 ± 7.45 | 61.1 ± 14.9 | 1.22 ± 6.38 | 68.0 ± 18.2 | 2.61 ± 7.54 | 0.410 |
| 12 | 62.7 ± 14.1 | 67.5 ± 15.2 | 62.3 ± 13.8 | 70.6 ± 19.3 | ||||||
| LDL (mg/dL) | 0 | 167.8 ± 39.6 | 1.00 ± 25.2 | 150.3 ± 31.7 | −2.67 ± 14.8 | 157.7 ± 42.6 | 2.30 ± 19.19 | 152.0 ± 29.2 | 2.55 ± 18.2 | 0.710 |
| 12 | 168.8 ± 47.3 | 147.6 ± 27.4 | 160.0 ± 40.6 | 154.6 ± 29.1 | ||||||
| LDL/HDL Ratio (mg/dL) | 0 | 2.77 ± 0.80 | 0.04 ± 0.45 | 2.37 ± 0.88 | −0.07 ± 0.31 | 2.75 ± 1.03 | −0.07 ± 0.32 | 2.39 ± 0.71 | −0.08 ± 0.30 | 0.694 |
| 12 | 2.81 ± 0.98 | 2.31 ± 0.72 | 2.68 ± 0.88 | 2.32 ± 0.68 |
Values are given as mean ± SD. p values represent time*intervention interaction analyzed with two-way repeated measure ANOVA. In case of significance, asterisks indicate statistical differences within groups detected with Bonferroni post hoc test. t = time; weeks of the intervention, TC = total cholesterol, TG = triglycerides.