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).
Variable
Aerobic exercise group ()
Control group ()
value
Age, mean (yrs)
53.5 ± 6.5
54.0 ± 9.4
0.8
Gender
17 M/14 F
14 M/19 F
0.1
HbA1c (%)
6.8 ± 0.9
6.8 ± 0.8
0.8
BMI (kg/m2)
30.9 ± 4.6
30.6 ± 4.8
0.8
Waist circumference (cm)
101.9 ± 8.6
99.7 ± 10.7
0.3
Systolic arterial pressure (mmHg)
129.0 ± 12.9
124.1 ± 14
0.09
Diastolic arterial pressure (mmHg)
79.5 ± 7.1
78.0 ± 10.5
0.4
LDL-c (mg/dL)
106.4 ± 34.5
116.0 ± 35.5
0.1
HDL-c (mg/dL)
39.8 ± 9.1
41.3 ± 8.6
0.3
TG (mg/dL)
159.4 ± 90.2
149.9 ± 80.3
0.6
TC (mg/dL)
176.2 ± 42.0
190 ± 45.4
0.1
TNF-α (pg/mL)
14.2 ± 5.9
14.1 ± 5.1
0.9
MDA (nmol/mL)
6.56 ± 0.9
6.61 ± 1.0
0.8
Duration of diabetes (yrs)
6.2 ± 5.2
6.7 ± 4.5
0.6
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.