Impaired Circulating Angiogenic Cells Mobilization and Metalloproteinase-9 Activity after Dynamic Exercise in Early Metabolic Syndrome
Table 1
Selected subject characteristics.
Variable
Healthy
MetS
P value
Number
9
15
—
Age, yr
33 ± 3
37 ± 2
0.23
Sex, M/W
6/3
12/3
0.47
Body mass, kg
71 ± 4
93 ± 4
<0.01
BMI, kg·m−2
23 ± 1
31 ± 1
<0.01
Body fat, %
26 ± 2
36 ± 2
<0.01
Waist circumference, cm
79 ± 3
102 ± 3
<0.01
Systolic BP, mmHg
117 ± 2
126 ± 3
<0.01
Diastolic BP, mmHg
75 ± 2
84 ± 2
<0.01
VO2peak, L·min−1
2.3 ± 0.2
2.2 ± 0.3
0.74
Total cholesterol, mmol·L−1
4.4 ± 0.2
5.6 ± 0.2
<0.01
LDL cholesterol, mmol·L−1
2.7 ± 0.2
3.6 ± 0.2
<0.01
HDL cholesterol, mmol·
1.3 ± 0.5
1 ± 0.2
<0.01
Triglycerides, mmol·L−1
0.7 ± 0.1
2.1 ± 0.2
<0.01
Glucose, mmol·L−1
4.8 ± 0.1
5.5 ± 0.2
<0.01
Insulin, μIU·m
7.4 ± 2.5
13.8 ± 12.5
<0.01
HOMA-IR
1.5 ± 1.0
3.0 ± 3.5
<0.01
Total leukocytes count, 103·mm−3
6.2 ± 0.8
6.8 ± 0.4
0.44
Values are means ± SE or medians ± interquartile range. M: men; W: women; BMI: body mass index; BP: blood pressure; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; HOMA-IR: homeostasis model of insulin resistance.
