Research Article

Effect of Aerobic Exercise Training on MDA and TNF-α Levels in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Table 1

Characteristics of aerobic exercise and control group at the baseline period (mean ± SD).

VariableAerobic exercise
group ()
Control group () value

Age, mean (yrs)53.5 ± 6.554.0 ± 9.40.8
Gender17 M/14 F14 M/19 F0.1
HbA1c (%)6.8 ± 0.96.8 ± 0.80.8
BMI (kg/m2)30.9 ± 4.630.6 ± 4.80.8
Waist circumference (cm)101.9 ± 8.699.7 ± 10.70.3
Systolic arterial pressure (mmHg)129.0 ± 12.9124.1 ± 140.09
Diastolic arterial pressure (mmHg)79.5 ± 7.178.0 ± 10.50.4
LDL-c (mg/dL)106.4 ± 34.5116.0 ± 35.50.1
HDL-c (mg/dL)39.8 ± 9.141.3 ± 8.60.3
TG (mg/dL)159.4 ± 90.2149.9 ± 80.30.6
TC (mg/dL)176.2 ± 42.0190 ± 45.40.1
TNF-α (pg/mL)14.2 ± 5.914.1 ± 5.10.9
MDA (nmol/mL)6.56 ± 0.96.61 ± 1.00.8
Duration of diabetes (yrs)6.2 ± 5.26.7 ± 4.50.6

BMI: body mass index, LDL-c: low density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-c: high density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG: triglyceride, TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor-alpha, MDA: malondialdehyde.