Table 5. T-tests of results relating to lipid profiles. Data are means (±SD).
|
Control Group (n=25) |
Tennis Group (n=27) |
BE Group (n=27) |
|
Initial |
Final |
Initial |
Final |
Initial |
Final |
| Triglycerides |
130 (51) |
97 (44) ** |
114 (38) |
102 (54) |
152 (68) |
140 (76) |
| Total Cholesterol |
178 (44) |
155 (46)* |
158 (33) |
140 (32) * |
170 (31) |
151 (26) ** |
| cHDL |
42 (9) |
47 (12) |
34 (10) |
44 (10) *** |
38 (10) |
42 (13) * |
| cLDL |
110 (37) |
88 (36) * |
100 (31) |
76 (24) ** |
100 (29) |
81 (23) ** |
cHDL: cholesterol bound to high density lipoproteins; cLDL: cholesterol bound to low density lipoproteins. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001
