Table 2.

Comparison of plasma lipid profile and exercise habits.

	2011–12			2014–15
Factors	Sedentary lifestyle (n = 7135)	Active lifestyle (n = 882)	P value	Sedentary lifestyle (n = 7135)	Active lifestyle (n = 882)	P value
Triglyceride (mg dl–1)	85 ± 29	83 ± 29	0.299	93 ± 45	90 ± 42	0.028
LDL cholesterol (mg dl–1)	109 ± 20	109 ± 20	0.587	115 ± 26	112 ± 24	0.003
HDL cholesterol (mg dl–1)	64 ± 14	65 ± 15	0.036	64 ± 15	65 ± 16	0.069

Data are expressed as mean ± SD. Between-group differences were assessed using the unpaired t-test. Two-sided P values <0.05 were considered indicative of statistical significance. LDL, low-density lipoprotein; HDL, high-density lipoprotein.