Table 2. Biochemical and hematological markers of the groups. Data are means (±SD).
|
Group I (n=32) |
Group II (n=32) |
| Glucose (mg·dl-1) |
97.7 (9.6) |
104.4 (12.7) * |
| HbA1c (%) |
5.4 (.4) |
5.5 (.4) |
| Total cholesterol (mg·dl-1) |
213.7 (39.4) |
205.2 (37.6) |
| HDL cholesterol (mg·dl-1) |
50.6 (7.8) |
43.3 (7.8) *** |
| LDL cholesterol (mg·dl-1) |
140.5 (31.9) |
132.5 (33.3) |
| Triglyceride (mg·dl-1) |
112.6 (66.3) |
157.0 (98.4) * |
| Uric acid (mg·dl-1) |
5.40 (1.14) |
6.37 (1.34) ** |
| WBC (x103·mm-3) |
6.21 (1.54) |
6.74 (1.22) |
| hs-CRP (mg·dl-1) |
.180 (.29) |
.241 (.29) |
| Platelet count (x103·mm-3) |
225.8 (43.6) |
232.3 (41.8) |
| Fibrinogen (mg·dl-1) |
308.0 (50.1) |
294.7 (50.1) |
Group I = Regularly exercising subjects, Group II = Sedentary subjects, HDL = High-density lipoprotein, LDL = Low-density lipoprotein, WBC = White blood cell, hs-CRP = High-sensitive C-reactive protein.* p < 0.05,** p < 0.01*** p < 0.001.
