TABLE 5.
Blood chemistry parameters in participants with BMI < 25 kg/m2 before and after 15 weeks in the control and WE groups.
| Control (n = 29) | WE (n = 27) | Mean difference (95% confidence interval) | p-valueb | Hedges’ | |||||
| Before | After | p-valuea | Before | After | p-valuea | ||||
| FBG (mg/dL) | 95.12.69 | 91.62.87 | 0.22 | 95.41.76 | 94.61.66 | 0.51 | 2.8(−2.1to7.6) | 0.26 | 0.50 |
| Insulin (uIU/mL) | 10.60.66 | 10.40.66 | 0.94 | 14.80.34 | 12.30.26 | 0.16 | −1.7(−14.1to14.9) | 0.43 | 0.07 |
| HOMA | 3.90.49 | 6.12.31 | 0.32 | 3.70.33 | 3.90.34 | 0.49 | −2.0(−5.5to1.4) | 0.24 | 0.10 |
| TG (mg/dL) | 163.541.70 | 134.623.70 | 0.29 | 129.612.6 | 113.710.80 | 0.07 | −4.0(−33.4to25.4) | 0.79 | 0.37 |
| TC (mg/dL) | 224.97.94 | 222.97.62 | 0.84 | 215.55.81 | 205.85.35 | 0.07 | −13.2(−29.9to3.6) | 0.12 | 0.49 |
| HDL-C, mg/dL) | 57.42.70 | 59.63.19 | 0.37 | 55.32.57 | 59.62.68 | 0.02 | 1.7(−4.3to7.7) | 0.57 | 0.19 |
| LDL-C (mg/dL) | 131.59.76 | 136.38.13 | 0.47 | 130.45.98 | 123.35.73 | 0.17 | −12.4(−27.0to2.3) | 0.09 | 0.57 |
| TC/HDL-C | 4.00.22 | 3.80.17 | 0.37 | 4.20.24 | 3.60.18 | 0.002 | −0.3(−0.66to0.14) | 0.19 | 0.11 |
| LDL-C/HDL-C | 2.30.16 | 2.30.16 | 0.75 | 2.50.17 | 2.20.85 | 0.006 | −0.3(−0.58to0.04) | 0.08 | 0.37 |
| hsCRP (mg/L) | 2.30.51 | 1.90.53 | 0.18 | 2.60.37 | 1.80.31 | 0.004 | −0.3(−0.99to0.44) | 0.44 | 0.03 |
Data are expressed as means ± SE and mean differences of the subsequent measurement of each variable (adjusted by its baseline) (95% confidence interval); control group (n = 29, 22 females, 7 males) and WE group (n = 27, 23 females, 4 males). Analysis was performed using repeated measure analysis of variance (ANOVA). When a significant difference was observed, a post hoc analysis using the Bonferroni adjustment was performed. aTest for significant differences within groups. bTest for significant differences of subsequent measurements of each variable (adjusted by its baseline) between groups. WE, wand stretching exercise; FBG, fasting blood glucose; HOMA, homeostatic model assessment; TG, triglycerides; TC, total cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; hsCRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein.