Research Article

Acute Exercise Increases Adiponectin Levels in Abdominally Obese Men

Table 1

Participant characteristics.

Low ( 𝑛 = 1 8 )High ( 𝑛 = 2 0 )

Age38.39 (11.2)38.95 (7.6)
BMI (kg/m2)33.00 (3.8)33.96 (3.6)
Waist circumference (cm)112.97 (8.7)117.10 (8.9)
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)124.33 (15.7)116.65 (30.1)
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)82.94 (7.8)77.2 (19.8)
VO2 peak (mL/kg/min)32.00 (4.59)32.83 (6.1)
Exercise volume (min)48.6 (6.6)30.75 (6.1)*
Average intensity (% of max)47.9% (3.9)72.6% (4.3)*
Calories burned (kcal)383.32 (36.2)394.4 (29.7)

Data are presented as mean (Standard Deviation).
*Significantly different from the Low group, 𝑃 0 . 0 5 .