Table 4.

Blood lipids.

	CON (n = 8)		PE (n = 8)		Diff (Post–Pre)
	Pre	Post	Pre	Post	p	Cohen’s d
TC	270.25 (37.62)	212.25 (37.62) *	254.25 (29.45)	171.25 (18.75) *	0.002 *	1.379
TG	255.25 (48.85)	187.62 (141.27)	195.50 (52.80)	65.00 (28.60) *	0.005 *	1.203
LDL	172.25 (34.78)	141.25 (24.39) *	153.37 (28.18)	100.00 (19.47) *	0.006 *	1.869
HDL	82.87 (16.11)	65.25 (10.47) *	86.50 (11.27)	73.25 (15.86) *	0.916	0.595
Insulin	7.11 (0.77)	4.91 (1.15) *	7.13 (0.79)	3.93 (1.04) *	0.091	0.893
CRP	1.96 (1.56)	1.32 (1.14)	0.77 (0.25)	0.25 (0.11) *	0.015 *	1.321

Values are presented as mean ± SD (n = 8 per group). Main time effect: * p < 0.05, pre- versus post-Pilates period in the within groups. CON: non-Pilates exercise, PE: Pilates exercise, TC: total cholesterol, TG: total triglycerides, HDL: high density lipoprotein, LDL: low density lipoprotein, CRP: C-reactive protein.