Table 2.

Plasma concentrations of hormones and metabolites at end of study

	Male		Female
	SED	EX	SED	EX
Glucose, mmol/L	10.9 ± 0.2	10.4 ± 0.2	10.5 ± 0.3	10.5 ± 0.2
Insulin, mg/mL	3.7 ± 0.4	2.9 ± 0.2	2.6 ± 0.3	2.4 ± 0.3
Leptin, pg/mL	4,738 ± 278	3,600 ± 252§	4,097 ± 600	4,794 ± 632^#
TG, mg/dL	79.1 ± 5.3	46.5 ± 3.8§	50.5 ± 4.9	46.4 ± 4.9+^#
Cholesterol, mg/dL	84.3 ± 3.9	71.4 ± 3.0	58.3 ± 2.7	48.9 ± 1.6+^
NEFA, meq/L	0.29 ± 0.01	0.51 ± 0.02	0.35 ± 0.04	0.56 ± 0.03+^

EX, exercised; NEFA, nonesterified fatty acids; SED; sedentary; TG, triglycerides. P < 0.05,

⁺main effect of activity;

^{^}main effect of sex;

^#sex by activity interaction;

^§post hoc simple effect.