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