Resistance Exercise Reduces Skeletal Muscle Cachexia and Improves Muscle Function in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Table 2

Blood markers for inflammation and lipids.

	Before training	After training
ESR (mm/hr)	2	1
C-reactive protein (mg/dL)	0.038	0.111
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	53	74
Cholesterol (mg/dL)	182	197
HDL (mg/dL)	56	61
LDL (mg/dL)	115	121
VLDL (mg/dL)	11	15

ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; HDL: high-density lipoproteins; LDL: low-density lipoproteins; VLDL: very-low density lipoproteins.