Clinical Study
Improvements in Chronic Primary Insomnia after Exercise Training Are Correlated with Changes in Metabolic and Hormonal Profile
Table 1
Anthropometric and training characteristics in patients with chronic primary insomnia after 8, 16, and 24 wk of exercise training.
| Variables | Baseline | After 8 wk | After 16 wk | After 24 wk | |
| Age | 45.5 ± 8.39 | — | — | — | — | BMI (Kg/m²) | 24.80 ± 4.70 | 24.88 ± 4.46 | 24.68 ± 4.39 | 24.53 ± 4.56 | NS | % Fat | 31.31 ± 9.91 | 32.29 ± 8.00 | 32.3 ± 8.07 | 32.77 ± 8.55 | NS | (mL/kg/min) | 27.82 ± 5.17 | 29.17 ± 5.23 | 30.32 ± 5.38 | 31.14 ± 6.73 | NS | (L/min) | 1747.00 ± 461.20 | 1825.00 ± 436.50 | 1901.00 ± 469.10 | 1927.00 ± 436.30 | NS | Speed VT1 (km/h) | 5.32 ± 0.79 | 5.925 ± 0.5684 |
6.125 ± 0.5821 | 6.36 ± 0.62 | 0.001 |
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One-way ANOVA, significant results with ; data are expressed as the mean ± SD. : peak oxygen consumption; VT1 : first ventilatory threshold.
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