TABLE 1.

Subject characteristics.

	Baseline	0.5 years	p	25 + years
Age (years)	23 ± 2	23.5 ± 2		62 ± 6
BMI	21.64 ± 1.57	21.46 ± 1.44	0.382	27.92 ± 2.95
Body weight (kg)	60.39 ± 5.42	59.55 ± 5.74	0.166	75.16 ± 7.18
Body fat percentage (%)	31.79 ± 3.39	31.49 ± 3.47	0.61	21.23 ± 6.03
VO2 max (ml/kg/min)	36.41 ± 6.67	39.81 ± 6.20*	0.047	32.9 ± 6.99
LDL (mmol/L)	2.35 ± 0.9	2.44 ± 0.83	0.481	3.63 ± 1.19
HDL (mmol/L)	1.81 ± 0.55	2.13 ± 0.61*	0.002	1.68 ± 0.53
Glucose (mmol/L)	4.94 ± 0.39	4.63 ± 0.31**	< 0.001	5.67 ± 0.45
Systolic BP (Hgmm)	114.5 ± 14.18	108.07 ± 8.69	0.55	131.2 ± 19.42
Diastolic BP (Hgmm)	76.07 ± 9.19	72.93 ± 7.92	0.223	87.00 ± 9.25

Values are expressed as mean ± SD. Paired t-test (*p < 0.05; **p < 0.001); p-values were calculated for baseline vs. 0.5 year as applicable; VO₂ max, maximal oxygen uptake (cardiorespiratory fitness); LDL, Low Density Lipoprotein; HDL, High Density Lipoprotein; BP, Blood Pressure.