Table 4. Response of Growth Hormones and Cortisol to 1 Session of Moderate-intensity Endurance Exercise in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes .
| Hormones | Groups | Mean ± SD Median |
Z or T Statistics | P Value | |
| Growth Hormone | Diabetic patients | Before | 0.69 ± 0.990 | -0.11* | 0.900 |
| After | 0.77 ± 1.321 | ||||
| Control | Before | 0.06 ± 0.03 | -2.42 | 0.010 | |
| After | 0.59 ± 1.25 | ||||
| Cortisol | Diabetic patients | Before | 11.20 ± 3.83 | -1.34** | 0.200 |
| After | 12.09 ± 3.99 | ||||
| Control | Before | 10.95 ± 3.31 | 0.21 | 0.830 | |
| After | 11.06 ± 2.80 | ||||
*Wilcoxon Test, **Paired t test