Moderate-Intensity Exercise Improves Body Composition and Improves Physiological Markers of Stress in HIV-Infected Men

Table 3

Resting hormone values and normal ranges.

Variable	MOD group (𝑁=16)			CON group (𝑁=10)			Normal range
	Pre	Post	P value	Pre	Post	P value
IL-6 (pg/mL)	3.6±1.0	3.1±0.6	.6	3.6±1.0	6.7±2.0	.08	1–10
IL-1-β (pg/mL)	5.9±0.5	7.5±1.7	.9	6.2±0.6	6.1±0.5	.3	0–2.5
sTNFrII (ng/mL)	2.2±0.3	2.4±0.4	.6	2.6±0.5	2.5±0.5	.4	0.28–7
IGF-1 (ng/mL)	128 ± 10.5	132 ± 10.8	.4	118 ± 10.7	137 ± 17.5	.2	100–500
IGFBP-3 (ng/mL)	1897 ± 224	1934 ± 871	.7	1824 ± 247	1769 ± 218	.6	835–3778
Growth hormone (ng/day)	8.9±1.7	7.1±1.2	.3	15.1±7.1	18.9±11.8	.5	1–81
Cortisol (μg/mL)	55.6±5.9	61.2±9	.3	45.5±7.2	57.7±8.8	.1	10–100
Testosterone (saliva) (pg/mL)	101.1 ± 16.4	65.1 ± 4.7	.06	95.1 ± 29.3	61.6±8.9	.3	30–100