Table 2: Anthropometric, biochemical and hemodynamic variables before and after exercise program in obese adolescents.

 

Variable

Baseline

After exercise

Delta (CI 95%)

p

p*

Weight (kg)

78.4 ± 12.5

75.2 ± 13.6

-3.2 (1.9-4.4)

0.0001

0.004

BMI (kg/m2)

31.1 ± 3.6

29.5 ± 3.9

-1.6 (1.0-2.1)

0.0001

0.0001

Bodyfat (%)

37.8 ± 6.0

35.5 ± 6.2

-2.3 (1.6-3.1)

0.0001

0.0001

Glucose* (mg/dL)

93.2 ± 9.4

89.1 ± 8.1

-4.1 (1.7-7.6)

0.02

0.08

Insulin$(mU/mL)

5.7 (3.5-8.0)

3.3 (1.9-4.6)

-2.4 (1.0-3.8)

0.001

0.001

HOMA-IR

1.2 (0.7-1.8)

0.7 (0.4-1.0)

-0.5 (0.3-0.8)

0.0001

< 0.0001

Leptin (ng/mL)

23.2 (19.5-26.9)

17.8 (14.79-20.9)

-5.4 (3.2-7.4)

0.0001

0.003

Adiponectin (ng/mL)

15.1 (10.2-20.2)

26.1 (19.2-33.0)

10.8 (6.5-15.1)

0.0001

0.0006

HR (bpm)

93.7 ± 14.2

88.4 ± 12.0

-5.3 (1.9-9.7)

0.02

0.02

SBP (mmHg)

126.7 ± 8.2

117.3 ± 10.3

-9.3 (5.3-13.3)

0.0001

0.0001

DBP (mmHg)

85.0 ± 6.8

67.6 ± 6.4

-17.3 (14.4-20.2)

0.0001

0.0001

VO2max (mL/kg/min)

18.8 ± 3.3

27.3 ± 6.5

8.5 (6.5-10.4)

0.0001

0.0001

SDNN (ms)

58.0  (50.2-65.8)

70.8  (65.9-88.0)

18.9 (10.2-27.6)

0.0001

0.0002

LF/HF

4.4 (3.5-5.2)

3.8 (3.5-4.8)

-0.5 (0.2-1.0)

0.52

0.42

FVC (% predicted)

113.4 ± 17.2

119.6 ± 17.2

6.2 (2.4-10.0)

0.002

0.003

FEV1 (% predicted)

112.1 ± 17.6

135.8 ± 17.8

23.7 (8.1-34.2)

0.0001

0.0001

FEV1/FVC%

83.4 ± 5.7

83.0 ± 6.5

-0.5 (0.1-0.7)

0.53

0.42

PEF (% predicted)

105.9 ± 20.9

110.6 ± 19.2

4.7 (1.7-10.1)

0.05

0.003

 

Variables are shown as mean ± SD or mean (95% CI).

p: difference  between before and after exercise program

*p value adjusted for gender.

*Glucose conversion factor to SI 0.05551; $Conversion factor to SI 7.175.

HOMA-IR: homeostatic model assessment-insulin resistance index

HR: Heart rate (beats per minute)

SBP: systolic blood pressure

DBP: diastolic blood pressure

VO2max: maximal oxygen intake

SDNN: standard deviation of all the normal R_R intervals

LF/HF: low-frequency/high-frequency index

FVC: forced vital capacity

FEV1: forced expiratory volume at 1 second

FEV1/FVC: forced expiratory volume at 1 second/forced vital capacity

PEF: peak expiratory flow.