Effects of Aerobic Exercise Based upon Heart Rate at Aerobic Threshold in Obese Elderly Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes

Table 1

Anthropometric measures, lipid profile, and glycated haemoglobin for the intervention group (IG) and the control group (CG) at baseline and after 3-month period.

	IG ()		CG ()
Weight (kg)	87.6 ± 19.5	85.0 ± 17.8^*	87.0 ± 22.6	87.0 ± 22.1
BMI (kg/m^2)	33.6 ± 7.7	32.6 ± 7.1^*	33.0 ± 5.4	32.9 ± 5.3
Fat mass (%)	31.5 ± 10.4	29.5 ± 9.5^*	32.5 ± 4.2	31.1 ± 7.1
Abdominal circumference (cm)	117.8 ± 17.5	115.6 ± 15.9^*	107.0 ± 12.2	105.4 ± 12.8
Glycated haemoglobin (mmol/mol)	49.9 ± 8.3	45.3 ± 7.3^*	53.0 ± 12.2	45.0 ± 5.6^*
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	210.6 ± 57.9	217.1 ± 56.9	163.8 ± 33.1	162.0 ± 37.6
HDLC (mg/dL)	46.6 ± 16.2	48.7 ± 13.2	43.8 ± 12.9	46.7 ± 13.0
LDLC (mg/dL)	122.9 ± 51.6	136.3 ± 40.1	96.0 ± 51.2	99.3 ± 22.6

BMI: body mass index; HDLC: high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDLC: low density lipoprotein cholesterol.
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