Effects of a Physical Activity Program on Markers of Endothelial Dysfunction, Oxidative Stress, and Metabolic Status in Adolescents with Metabolic Syndrome

Table 1

Baseline status of the components of the MetS in adolescents.

	Women (𝑛=18)			Men (𝑛=20)
Component	𝑛/% (mean ± SD)			𝑛/% (mean ± SD)
	With MetS	Without MetS	𝑃^∗	With MetS	Without MetS	𝑃^∗
WC	9/100 (90 ± 10)	0/0 (68 ± 6)	<0.001	10/100 (98 ± 8)	3/30 (81 ± 7)	<0.001
SBP	0/0 (111 ± 10)	0/0 (97 ± 3)	0.008	1/10 (118 ± 10)	0/0 (116 ± 6)	0.568
DBP	2/22 (76 ± 8)	1/11 (69 ± 14)	0.269	1/10 (78 ± 9)	0/0 (68 ± 9)	0.023
HDL-C	6/66 (35 ± 6)	3/33 (64 ± 19)	0.001	8/80 (38 ± 18)	8/80 (55 ± 27)	0.150
TG	5/55 (115 ± 54)	0/9 (68 ± 17)	0.036	6/60 (113 ± 63)	1/10 (69 ± 33)	0.083
Glucose	3/33 (101 ± 9)	0/9 (83 ± 14)	0.009	6/60 (102 ± 8)	2/20 (83 ± 12)	0.002

WC: waist circumference (cm); SBP: systolic blood pressure (mmHg); DBP: diastolic blood pressure (mmHg); HDL-C: high-density cholesterol (mg/dL); TG: triglycerides (mg/dL); glucose (mg/dL). ^*Sudent's 𝑡-test.