Clinical Study
Exercise Improves Immune Function, Antidepressive Response, and Sleep Quality in Patients with Chronic Primary Insomnia
Table 4
Cortisol and immune profile of volunteers on the baseline and after exercise.
| | Variable | Baseline
() | After exercise () | |
| | Cortisol (g/dL) | 13.7 ± 5 | 10.6 ± 4 | .02 | | CD4 (mm3) | 938.8 ± 381 | 778.9 ± 324 | <.001 | | CD8 (mm3) | 572.2 ± 265 | 434.1 ± 197 | <.001 | | CD4 : CD8 | 1.77 ± 0.6 | 1.9 ± 0.7 | ns | | C-reactive protein (mg/dL) | 0.22 ± 0.2 | 0.19 ± 0.1 | ns | | Apolipoprotein A (mg/dL) | 139.2 ± 26 | 153.9 ± 24 | <.001 | | Apolipoprotein B (mg/dL) | 98.1 ± 26 | 94.4 ± 21 | ns | | Immunoglobulin A (mg/dL) | 259.6 ± 123 | 262.6 ± 103 | ns | | Hematocrit (%) | 42.0 ± 4 | 41.7 ± 4 | ns | | Erythrocytes (/mm3) | 4.8 ± 0.4 | 4.6 ± 0.4 | .02 | | Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 14.0 ± 1 | 13.7 ± 1 | ns | | Total leukocytes (mil/mm3) | 6.8 ± 1 | 5.7 ± 2 | <.001 | | Neutrophils (mil/mm3) | 4.1 ± 1 | 3.6 ± 1 | ns | | Monocytes (mil/mm3) | 0.39 ± 0.2 | 0.26 ± 0.1 | <.001 | | Typical lymphocytes (mil/mm3) | 2.1 ± 0.7 | 1.7 ± 0.5 | <.001 | | Eosinophils (mil/mm3) | 0.16 ± 0.1 | 0.14 ± 0.1 | ns | | Basophils (mil/mm3) | 0.05 ± 0.02 | 0.04 ± 0.02 | ns | | Platelets (mil/mm3) | 271.6 ± 66 | 276 ± 63 | ns |
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Wilcoxon matched pairs test, significant results, ; data are expressed as mean ± SD.
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