Aquatic Exercise Is Effective in Improving Exercise Performance in Patients with Heart Failure and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Table 3

Metabolic function before and after aquatic exercise in patients with chronic heart failure and type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Variables		Before (𝑛=10/10)	After; (𝑛=8/9)	𝑃 value within the group	𝑃 value versus the control group
Hba1c (%)	T	7.9±2.9	7.2±0.9	0.01	ns
	C	6.9±2.0	6.7±3.2	ns
P-Fasting glucos (mmol/L)	T	10.2±2.9	9.3±2.6	ns	ns
	C	7.8±3.3	6.9±2.0	ns
S-Insulin (mU/L)	T	20±5.7	20.1±11.5	ns	ns
	C	19.2±14.9	16.1±14.0	ns
S-C-peptide (nmol/L)	T	0.8±0.4	1.1±0.5	ns	ns
	C	1.0±0.9	1.4±1.5	ns
S-Triglycerides (mmol/L)	T	2.4±3.4	2.2±2.1	ns	ns
	C	1.9±1.0	1.6±0.8	ns
S-Cholesterol (mmol/L)	T	4.2±1.0	4.3±0.9	ns	ns
	C	4.2±1.1	4.1±0.5	ns

P: plasma, S: serum, T: Training group, C: control group.