Effect of Aerobic Training on Glucose Control and Blood Pressure in T2DDM East African Males

Table 2

Comparison between EX and CON at baseline and after intervention.

	EX		CON
	Baseline	Post	Baseline	Post
Age	53±2	−−−	55±3	−−−
Height	170.0±1.2	−−−	170.3±1.3	−−−
Weight (kg)^#	78.8±2.4	79.7±2.4	78.4±4.3	79.7±4.3
BMI^#	27.2±0.7	27.4±0.7	27.0±1.3	27.5±1.3
Waist circumference (cm)	95.8±2.2	94.2±1.9	95.1±3.7	95.0±2.2
Hip circumference (cm)	99.7±1.5	98.7±1.5	98.9±2.6	98.2±2.6
SBP (mmHg)	131±3^‡	129±4^§	145±6	152±6
DBP (mmHg)	80±1^‡	77±2^§	80±3	83±3
Plasma glucose (mmol/L)	10.3±0.9	9.6±0.7	9.0±1.5	11.1±1.3
HbA1c (%)^#	8.8±0.5	7.7±0.4	8.4±0.9	7.7±0.8
Time on treadmill (min)*	10.7±0.7	12.4±0.8^†	9.8±1.7	9.6±1.8
VO2 max (mL/kg/min)	23.1±1.0	25.0±1.3	21.6±2.5	22.5±3.0
Chest skinfold (cm)^#	19.3±1.4	14.8±1.0^†	21.8±3.0	16.2±2.1
Abdominal skinfold (cm)	22.7±1.2	22.8±1.5	21.3±2.6	23.0±3.2
Thigh skinfold (cm)*	16.3±1.3	14.1±1.5^†	15.8±2.7	16.2±3.0
Total skinfold (cm)^#	59.0±3.2	52.4±3.4^†	58.9±3.4	55.4±7.0

Note: values are mean ± SEM;
VO₂ max: maximal aerobic capacity;
BMI: body mass index;
^∗𝑃<0.05 interaction effect; ^#𝑃<0.05 time effect; ^§𝑃<0.05 between EX and CON after covarying for baseline; ^‡𝑃<0.05 between EX and CON; ^†𝑃<0.05 between baseline and post in EX.