Research Article

The Response of Circulating Leptin Levels to Exercise Stress Testing in Subjects Diagnosed with Metabolic Syndrome

Table 2

Main characteristics of the subjects.

VariablesValues

Number67
Females (%)62.68 (42)
Age (yr.)55 ± 7
Fasting blood sugar (FBS) (mg/dL)111 ± 48
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)195 ± 57
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)117 ± 40
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)45 ± 14
Triglycerides (mg/dL)117 ± 40
BMI* (kg/m2)30.66 ± 4.3
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)186 ± 28.16
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)91.15 ± 7.79
WATTs103.81 ± 29.29
5.458 ± 1.43
Maximal heart rate in effort (beats/minutes)128.933 ± 21.97
Heart rate (beats/minutes)78.271 ± 11.85
Leptin at rest (ng/mL)9.42 ± 11.08
Leptin after effort stress testing (ng/mL)8.18 ± 11.5

Body mass index; **1 MET: 1 metabolic equivalent (MET) is a unit of sitting/resting oxygen uptake (3.5 mL of O2 per kilogram of body weight per minute mL·kg−1·min−1 ); maximal heart rate for men = 220 − age (years); maximal heart rate for women = 210 − age (years).