Table 5 Effects of the exercise-training programme on blood parameters from interim time point – exercise group (n = 12); control group (n = 8)

Variable

Exercise (mean ± SD)

Control (mean ± SD)

Exercise (mean ± SD)

Control (mean ± SD)

Total Cholesterol (mmol/L)

-0.2 ± 0.6

P = 0.365

0.1 ± 0.3

P = 0.464

-0.2 ± 0.5

P = 0.170

-0.1 ± 0.3

P = 0.667

Total Glucose (mmol/L)

-0.1 ± 0.2

P = 0.195

0.1 ± 0.4

P = 0.480

0.0 ± 0.2

P = 0.955

-0.1 ± 0.4

P = 0.388

IL-6 (pg/L)

-0.4 ± 1.2

P = 0.306

-0.4 ± 1.3

P = 0.361

0.9 ± 1.5

P = 0.077

-0.3 ± 0.1

P = 0.338

TNF-α (pg/L)

0.1 ± 1.5

P = 0.894

-0.6 ± 1.5

P = 0.319

0.0 ± 1.7

P = 0.945

0.0 ± 1.2

P = 0.977

CRP (mg/L)*

-1.0 ± 0.4

P = 0.000

0.0 ± 0.5

P = 0.266

-0.5 ± 0.7

P = 0.101

0.6 ± 1.74

P = 0.284