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Table 2 Representative cardio-vascular risk factors measured before and after the 12 weeks of training

From: Effects of high-intensity circuit training, low-intensity circuit training and endurance training on blood pressure and lipoproteins in middle-aged overweight men

 

HICT

LICT

ET

 

pre

post

p

pre

post

p

pre

post

p

BW (kg)

89.4±2.7

86.3±2.3

p<0.001 * °

86.8±4.4

84.2±3.7

p<0.05

87.6±4.6

84.4±4.1

p<0.05

FM (Kg)

30.9±8.2

25.5±6.3

p<0.001 *°

30±9.0

27.1±6.5

p<0.05

29.7±7-1

28.2±6.5

p<0.05

LBM (Kg)

58.5±8.2

60.8±7.3

p<0.005 *°°

56±7.7

57.1±6.9

p<0.05 #

57.9±5.9

56.2±6.4

n.s.

DBP (mm/Hg)

85±6

79±7

p<0.001 *°

82±5

80±6

p<0.05

83±7

80±5

p<0.05

SBP(mm/Hg)

138±12

131±9

p<0.05

136±10

125±9

p<0.001 * #

140±8

135±11

p<0.005

TG

(mmol/L)

2.66±0.05

2.26±0.02

p<0.001*°

2.66±0.04

2.46±0.04

p<0.005

2.61±0.03

2.53±0.05

p<0.005

(mg/dL)

(235±4)

(200±1.7)

(235±3.2)

(218.8±3.4)

(231.7±2.9)

(224.2±4.3)

CHOLt

(mmol/L)

5.52±0.1

5.0±0.06

p<0.005 *°

5.88±0.09

5.73±0.09

p<0.05

5.6±0.1

5.44±0.11

p<0.05

(mg/dL)

(213±3.7)

(193±2.4)

(227±3.6)

(221±3.6)

(216.3±4)

(210.9±4.3)

HDL-C

(mmol/L)

1.32±0.02

1.45±0.03

p<0.001 *°

1.3±0.03

1.33±0.04

n.s

1.28±0.04

1.27±0.05

n.s.

(mg/dL)

(51±0.6)

(56±1.2)

(50.2±1.2)

(51.2±1.4)

(49.3±1.6)

(49.1±1.8)

LDL-C

(mmol/L)

2.98±0.1

2.51±0.08

p<0.05 *°

3.05±0.12

2.95±0.12 #

p<0.05

3.12±0.11

3.03±0.12

p<0.05

(mg/dL)

(115±3.8)

( 97±3.2)

(117.6±4.5)

(114.4±4.8)

(120.6±4.2)

(116.9±4.7)

ApoB/A1

0.73±0.12

0.65±0.1

p<0.05

0.75±0.14

0.69±0.12

p<0.05

0.77±0.18

0.70±0.14

p<0.05

  1. Legend: BW body weight, FM fat mass, LBM lean body mass, DBP diastolic blood pressure, SBP systolic blood pressure, TG triglycerides, CHOLt total cholesterol, HDL-C high density lipoprotein-cholesterol, LDL-C low density lipoprotein-cholesterol), ApoB apolipoprotein B. * =p<0.05 HICT vs LICT, ° = p<0.05 HICT vs ET; °°=p<0.001 LICT vs ET; #=p<0.05 LICT vs ET. Triglycerides and blood lipids values are also showed (in Italic) also as mg/dL.