Table 5. Mean differences of metabolic post-test values minus pre-test values. Data are mean (±SD).
CE (n = 8) Effect size EE (N = 8) Effect size
AUC, mmol · l-1 · h-1 -2.40 (2.95) * .81 -.70 (2.83) -
Fasting plasma glucose, mmol · l-1 -.51 (1.12) - -.19 (1.95) -
Insulin, pmol · l-1 2.69 (37.42) - 5.95 (52.15) -
HOMA-IR .04 (1.81) - -.10 (2.84) -
Total cholesterol, mmol · l-1 .08 (.75) - -.15 (.60) -
Triglycerides, mmol · l-1 -.56 (.62) * .89 .05 (.62) -
HDL-C, mmol · l-1 .20 (.25) * .82 .11 (.33) -
LDL-C, mmol · l-1 .13 (.67) - -.28 (.41) -
LDL-C/HDL-C ratio -.30 (.52) - -.47 (.70) .67
TC/HDL-C ratio -.57 (.41) * 1.39 -.53 (.98) -
CK, µkat · l-1 .44 (1.68) - .44 (1.94) -
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
* p < 0.05 within group change (calculated with Wilcoxon test).