Effects of Aerobic Exercise Based upon Heart Rate at Aerobic Threshold in Obese Elderly Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes
Table 1
Anthropometric measures, lipid profile, and glycated haemoglobin for the intervention group (IG) and the control group (CG) at baseline and after 3-month period.
IG ()
CG ()
Weight (kg)
87.6 ± 19.5
85.0 ± 17.8*
87.0 ± 22.6
87.0 ± 22.1
BMI (kg/m2)
33.6 ± 7.7
32.6 ± 7.1*
33.0 ± 5.4
32.9 ± 5.3
Fat mass (%)
31.5 ± 10.4
29.5 ± 9.5*
32.5 ± 4.2
31.1 ± 7.1
Abdominal circumference (cm)
117.8 ± 17.5
115.6 ± 15.9*
107.0 ± 12.2
105.4 ± 12.8
Glycated haemoglobin (mmol/mol)
49.9 ± 8.3
45.3 ± 7.3*
53.0 ± 12.2
45.0 ± 5.6*
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)
210.6 ± 57.9
217.1 ± 56.9
163.8 ± 33.1
162.0 ± 37.6
HDLC (mg/dL)
46.6 ± 16.2
48.7 ± 13.2
43.8 ± 12.9
46.7 ± 13.0
LDLC (mg/dL)
122.9 ± 51.6
136.3 ± 40.1
96.0 ± 51.2
99.3 ± 22.6
BMI: body mass index; HDLC: high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDLC: low density lipoprotein cholesterol. versus .