Table 1 Baseline comparisons between groups

Age, years

45.4 ± 8.3

42.3 ± 8.9

0.29

Sex, n female (%)

19 (100%)

21 (100%)

1.00

Body weight, kg

62.7 ± 9.8

61.2 ± 8.7

0.47

Body mass index, kg/m²

23.7 ± 3.6

23.8 ± 3.2

0.98

Total Cholesterol, g/l

1.90 ± 0.39

1.81 ± 0.22

0.44

Triglycerides, g/l

0.79 ± 0.33

0.68 ± 0.27

0.39

VLDL, mg/dl

35.6 ± 7.3

34.9 ± 8.2

0.78

Total IDL, mg/dl

42.6 ± 12.1

46.3 ± 9.8

0.46

IDL A, mg/dl

16.1 ± 4.9

18.9 ± 5.7

0.32

IDL B, mg/dl

9.63 ± 2.90

10.2 ± 2.9

0.84

IDL C, mg/dl

16.9 ± 6.0

17.2 ± 5.2

0.74

Total LDL total, mg/dl

95.5 ± 27.8

92.9 ± 14.7

0.78

LDL size, Ångström 10^− 10 m

271.9 ± 2.5

272.5 ± 1.7

0.47

Large LDL (1–2), mg/dl

50.9 ± 17.5

45.5 ± 10.2

0.15

Small dense LDL [3,4,5,6,7], mg/dl

1.81 ± 1.97

1.23 ± 1.54

0.47

Total HDL, mg/dl

52.2 ± 8.5

49.5 ± 5.8

0.38

Large HDL, mg/dl

21.8 ± 10.8

19.9 ± 7.5

0.90

Intermediate HDL, mg/dl

27.3 ± 5.0

25.4 ± 2.4

0.26

Small HDL, mg/dl

8.6 ± 2.9

9.86 ± 2.32

0.29

MVPA, min/day

30.3 ± 17.7

29.4 ± 12.9

0.78

Sedentary, min/day

502.6 ± 58.0

540.4 ± 74.5

0.14

Stress at work, 0 to 10

4.23 ± 1.89

4.71 ± 2.80

0.54

Stress at home, 0 to 10

2.64 ± 2.10

2.73 ± 2.30

0.92

Sleep quality, 0 to 10

5.30 ± 2.37

4.50 ± 2.98

0.35