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

Table 2

Effects of PA on the components of the MetS in adolescents.

	Women (𝑛=18)						Men (𝑛=20)
	Mean (SD)						Mean (SD)
	With MetS (𝑛=9)			Without MetS (𝑛=9)			With MetS (𝑛=10)			Without MetS (𝑛=10)
	Basal	PPA	𝑃^∗	Basal	PPA	𝑃^∗	Basal	PPA	𝑃^∗	Basal	PPA	𝑃^∗
WC	90 (10)	87 (10)	0.203	68 (6)	72 (5)	0.026	98 (8)	89 (9)	<0.001	81 (7)	76 (8)	0.251
SBP	111 (10)	105 (10)	0.171	97 (3)	98 (5)	0.691	118 (10)	121 (12)	0.338	116 (6)	111 (10)	0.317
DBP	76 (8)	77 (11)	0.822	69 (14)	66 (6)	0.620	78 (9)	76 (10)	0.221	68 (9)	66 (8)	0.717
HDL-C	35 (6)	54 (8)	<0.001	64 (19)	79 (14)	0.032	38 (18)	63 (19)	<0.001	55 (27)	68 (19)	0.024
TG	115 (54)	146 (96)	0.223	68 (17)	71 (14)	0.721	113 (63)	107 (56)	0.760	69 (33)	72 (23)	0.784
Glucose	101 (9)	88 (6)	0.011	83 (14)	80 (10)	0.685	102 (8)	82 (21)	0.036	83 (12)	88 (19)	0.472

PPA: postphysical activity; WC: waist circumference; SBP: systolic blood pressure (mmHg); DBP: diastolic blood pressure (mmHg); TG: triglycerides (mg/dL); HDL-C: high-density cholesterol (mg/dL); glucose (mg/dL). ^*Paired 𝑡-test.