Clinical Study
Effect of Exercise on Metabolic Syndrome Variables in Breast Cancer Survivors
Table 3
Six-month change in metabolic syndrome variables in exercise intervention (
) versus usual care (
).
| | | Baseline (SD) | Mean change (SE) | Significance (P value) |
| | Waist circumference (cm) | | | | | Exercise | 91.7 (12.0) | −1.49 (0.76) |
0.508 | | Usual care | 88.6 (15.6) | −0.75 (0.82) | | | Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | | | | | Exercise | 123.1 (12.9) | 0.66 (2.25) | 0.080 | | Usual care | 123.7 (18.7) | −5.23 (2.43) | | | Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | | | 0.304 | | Exercise | 75.2 (6.8) | 0.75 (1.16) | | | Usual care | 76.6 (9.1) | −1.02 (1.25) | | | HDL-C (mg/dL) | | | | | Exercise | 52.7 (13.2) | 0.51 (1.65) | 0.325 | | Usual care | 59.1 (15.4) | −1.90 (1.78) | | | Triglycerides (mg/dL) | | | | | Exercise | 123.7 (53.7) | 1.40 (7.1) | 0.841 | | Usual care | 117.8 (51.6) | −0.70 (7.7) | | | Glucose (mg/dL) | | | | | Exercise | 104.9 (12.7) | −1.31 (1.21) | 0.029 | | Usual care | 105.1 (10.7) | 0.6 (1.3) | | | Metabolic syndrome z-score | | | | | Exercise | −1.7 (3.3) | −0.09 (0.39) | 0.661 | | Usual care | −2.2 (4.2) | −0.35 (0.42) | |
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Note. Negative z-score indicates below cut-off. Negative mean change score indicates improvement in criterion.
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