Characteristic | Exercise Group (n = 12) | Control Group (n = 8) | ≠P value |
---|---|---|---|
Age (yrs) | 41 ± 8 | 42 ± 8 | 0.460 |
Weight (kg) | 68.5 ± 12.1 | 66.4 ± 13.2 | 0.659 |
BMI | 25.9 ± 4.4 | 26 ± 4.1 | 0.777 |
Diastolic BP (mm Hg) | 73 ± 10 | 69 ± 9 | 0.569 |
Systolic BP (mm Hg) | 118 ± 12 | 106 ± 10 | 0.082 |
Resting heart rate (bpm) | 66 ± 9 | 67 ± 11 | 0.821 |
Peak heart rate (bpm) | 179 ± 14 | 182 ± 11 | 0.893 |
Time to exhaustion (min) | 11.1 ± 3.5 | 10.7 ± 2.1 | 0.796 |
VO2 peak (L·min-1) | 2.31 ± 0.65 | 2.00 ± 0.58 | 0.244 |
VO2 peak (mL·kg·min-1) | 33.7 ± 8.8 | 35.5 ± 8.6 | 0.593 |
2 min oxygen consumption (L·min-1) | 1.6 ± 0.49 | 1.3 ± 0.35 | 0.099 |
2 min oxygen consumption (mL·kg·min-1) | 23.1 ± 5.2 | 20.4 ± 4.6 | 0.202 |
4 min oxygen consumption (L·min-1) | 1.6 ± 0.36 | 1.4 ± 0.40 | 0.524 |
4 min oxygen consumption (mL·kg·min-1) | 23.9 ± 4.5 | 23.0 ± 4.5 | 0.200 |
Past exercise (Godin arbitary units) | 6.5 ± 4 | 7.5 ± 5.5 | 0.893 |
Total Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.13 ± 1.0 | 4.97 ± 0.9 | 0.728 |
Glucose (mmol/L) | 5.04 ± 0.50 | 5.11 ± 0.52 | 0.763 |
C-reactive protein (mg/L) | 3.05 ± 4.37 | 3.16 ± 4.73 | 0.689 |
Interleukin-6 (pg/mL) | 3.21 ± 0.91 | 3.26 ± 1.08 | 0.479 |
TNF-α (pg/L) | 12.07 ± 3.27 | 9.84 ± 2.59 | 0.082 |