Table 2. Baseline metabolic values of the CE and the EE group. Data are means (±SD).
CE (n = 8) EE (n =8)
AUC, mmol·l-1·h-1 17.91 (3.86) 16.41 (6.69)
Plasma glucose, mmol·l-1 6.85 (.83) 6.70 (1.75)
Insulin, pmol·l-1 66.59 (29.04) 83.95 (64.03)
HOMA-IR 2.90 (1.28) 3.92 (3.51)
Total cholesterol, mmol·l-1 5.33 (.98) 4.74 (1.09)
Triglycerides, mmol·l-1 1.89 (1.04) 1.51 (.99)
HDL-C, mmol·l-1 1.17 (.16) 1.12 (.26)
LDL-C, mmol·l-1 3.30 (1.01) 2.94 (.93)
LDL-C/HDL-C ratio 2.84 (.88) 2.74 (.93)
TC/HDL-C ratio 4.57 (.83) 4.39 (1.15)
CK, µkat·l-1 2.48 (.93) 3.05 (3.72)
CE: concentric exercise (uphill walking); EE: eccentric exercise (downhill walking); AUC: area under the curve of the oral glucose tolerance test; HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; TC: total cholesterol; CK: creatine kinase; No significant group difference (calculated with Mann-Whitney U-Test)