TABLE 3.
Blood assessments pre-and post-intervention, within and between groups (n = 20).
| Variable | An exercise group (n = 12) (Median) |
A control group (n = 8) (Median) |
Between group comparisons (p) |
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| Pre-intervention | Post-intervention | p | ↑/↓ | Pre-intervention | Post-intervention | p | ↑/↓ | Pre-intervention | Post-intervention | |
| ESR (mm/hr) | 2.00 | 2.00 | 0.707 | = | 3.50 | 2.00 | 1.000 | ↓ | 0.936 | 0.562 |
| CRP (µg/mL) | 4.85 | 2.55 | 0.253 | ↓ | 3.00 | 6.00 | 0.103 | ↑ | 0.579 | 0.350 |
CRP, C-reactive protein; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; n, post-intervention number.