The Melanocortin 3 Receptor: A Novel Mediator of Exercise-Induced Inflammation Reduction in Postmenopausal Women?

Table 1

Descriptive data for the subjects before (PRE) and after (PO) the 12-week resistance training or educational period (values are means ± SD). (CON: educational control group; EX: resistance training group). There were no significant differences between the groups.

Variable	Time	CON (𝑛=11)	EX (𝑛=12)
Age		66.1 ± 3.0	65.2 ± 2.6
Height (cm)		159.5 ± 8.2	161.6 ± 5.3
Body weight (kg)	PRE	83.9 ± 13.1	84.8 ± 9.1
	PO	84.4 ± 13.5	84.2 ± 8.8
BMI (kg/m^2)	PRE	32.9 ± 4.3	32.5 ± 3.3
	PO	33.1± 3.9	32.2 ± 3.4
% Body fat	PRE	35.7 ± 3.1	35.5 ± 3.1
	PO	35.2 ± 2.8	35.3 ± 2.8