Subject characteristics
| Control | Exercise | Time × treatment interaction (p value) | |||||
| Baseline | Post-treatment | p Value | Baseline | Post-treatment | p Value | ||
| Anthropometry | |||||||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 32.3 (4.8) | 32.5 (4.2) | 0.42 | 32.3 (4.9) | 32.3 (4.5) | 0.89 | 0.43 |
| Weight (kg) | 94.0 (12.0) | 94.6 (10.7) | 0.37 | 96.1 (10.9) | 96.1 (10.5) | 0.99 | 0.44 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 108 (9) | 110 (7) | 0.42 | 107 (11) | 109 (12) | 0.32 | 0.55 |
| Hip circumference (cm) | 110 (6) | 115 (9) | 0.06 | 110 (9) | 111 (9) | 0.85 | 0.13 |
| Waist to hip ratio | 0.99 (0.05) | 0.96 (0.06) | 0.16 | 0.97 (0.06) | 0.98 (0.06) | 0.21 | 0.15 |
| VO2peak (ml/kg per min) | 18.5 (5.2) | – | – | 21.8 (3.8) | – | – | – |
| Metabolic | |||||||
| ALT (U/l) | 61.6 (41.4) | 61.4 (44.0) | 0.92 | 59.6 (38.6) | 59.6 (39.0) | 0.99 | 0.98 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 4.5 (1.1) | 4.6 (0.9) | 0.47 | 5.0 (1.8) | 5.0 (1.7) | 0.67 | 0.46 |
| Triglyceride (mmol/l) | 1.46 (0.61) | 1.50 (0.75) | 0.81 | 1.79 (0.72) | 1.62 (0.55) | 0.21 | 0.30 |
| HbA1c | 6.5 (1.1) | 6.8 (1.8) | 0.40 | 6.1 (0.8) | 6.0 (0.7) | 0.17 | 0.24 |
Values are means (SD); n=19.
There are no statistical differences between groups or with treatment in these measures.
BMI, body mass index; HbA1c, haemoglobin A1c; VO2peak, aerobic capacity.