Table 1.
Subject characteristics, body composition, blood pressure, blood lipids, sex hormone levels, and maximal oxygen uptake pre and post the training intervention in post-menopausal women.
| Variable |
Pre-training
(n = 11) |
Post-training
(n = 11) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 64 ± 1.2 | ||
| Time after menopause (years) | 14 ± 1.4 | ||
| BMI (kg m−2) | 25.3 ± 1.3 | 24.9 ± 1.2* | P = 0.012 |
| Body fat (%) | 38.7 ± 2.1 | 37.5 ± 2.2* | P = 0.0123 |
| Systolic blood pressure | 124 ± 4.1 | 118 ± 3.5 | P = 0.062 |
| Diastolic blood pressure | 75 ± 1.2 | 73 ± 1.1 | P = 0.077 |
| Mean arterial blood pressure | 91 ± 2.1 | 88 ± 1.8 | P = 0.058 |
| Triglycerides (mmol L−1) | 1.00 ± 0.13 | 1.12 ± 0.11 | P = 0.26 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol L−1) | 5.85 ± 0.22 | 6.12 ± 0.19* | P < 0.05 |
| LDL (mmol L−1) | 3.82 ± 0.24 | 3.72 ± 0.22 | P = 0.30 |
| HDL (mmol L−1) | 1.88 ± 0.13 | 2.02 ± 0.16** | P < 0.01 |
| HbA1c (mmol L−1) | 6.23 ± 0.08 | 6.32 ± 0.09 | P = 0.19 |
| C-reactive protein (mg L−1) | 1.80 ± 0.40 | 1.60 ± 0.48 | P = 0.56 |
| Estradiol (nmol L−1) | 0.10 ± 0.01 | 0.12 ± 0.01 | P = 0.11 |
| FSH (IU L−1) | 77.8 ± 7.7 | 73.4 ± 8.7 | P = 0.16 |
| LH (IU L−1) | 35.2 ± 2.6 | 31.3 ± 2.9 | P = 0.21 |
| VO2 max (mL min−1) | 1579 ± 65 | 1846 ± 64*** | P < 0.001 |
| VO2 max (mL min−1 kg b.w.−1) | 22.8 ± 1.5 | 27.2 ± 1.5*** | P < 0.001 |
Values are presented as means ± SE (n = 11).
*
P < 0.05;
**
P < 0.01;
***
P < 0.001 significantly different from pre.