Research Article
Effects of a 12-Week Exercise Training Program on Physical Function in Institutionalized Frail Elderly
Table 3
Comparison of metabolic and inflammatory variables between baseline and postintervention moments.
| | Variable | Exercise group (n = 13) | Control group (n = 24) | | Baseline | Postintervention | Baseline | Postintervention |
| | Glycaemia (mg/dl) | 100.9 (86.9; 115.0) | 95.7 (88.3; 103.0)† | 105.0 (84.6; 125.4) | 94.3 (89.1; 99.5)‡ | | Insulin (µI/ml) | 14.9 (10.1; 19.7) | 11.3 (6.1; 16.4)† | 16.0 (10.9; 21.1) | 12.9 (9.3; 16.5) | | TC (mg/dl) | 168.5 (144.9; 192.0) | 148.0 (132.9; 163.2)‡ | 166.4 (151.1; 181.7) | 165.8 (155.1; 176.5) | | TR (mg/dl) | 151.7 (119.1; 184.3) | 105.7 (83.7; 127.6)† | 120.1 (93.0; 147.3) | 120.7 (105.5; 136.0) | | HDL (mg/dl) | 48.6 (41.5; 55.7) | 49.1 (44.4; 53.8) | 50.3 (45.6; 54.9) | 45.8 (42.5; 49.1) | | LDL (mg/dl) | 87.9 (72.8; 103.1) | 83.5 (72.0; 95.0) | 89.3 (76.4; 102.3) | 93.7 (85.5; 101.8) | | Vitamin D3 (ng/ml) | 21.7 (17.3; 26.2) | 26.0 (22.6; 29.5)‡ | 22.2 (19.2; 25.1) | 23.9 (21.4; 26.4) | | CRP (mg/dl) | 0.68 (0.46; 0.90) | 2.41 (1.48; 3.35)‡ | 2.07 (−0.58; 4.7) | 1.67 (0.98; 2.4) | | IL6 (pg/ml) | 14.0 | 17.1 (14.39; 19.86) | 18.0 (14.7; 21.3) | 16.1 (14.0; 18.2) | | IL10 (pg/ml) | 13.0 | 15.6 (11.4; 19.7) | 17.9 (14.3; 21.5) | 16.3 (13.0; 19.5) | | IL1a (pg/ml) | 14.6 (10.7; 18.4) | 16.0 (14.0; 18.0) | 17.6 (13.9; 21.4) | 16.8 (15.23; 18.4) | | IL1RAcP (pg/ml) | 18.9 (12.9; 25.0) | 16.1 (10.6; 21.6) | 15.1 (10.7; 19.4) | 16.7 (12.5; 21.0) |
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‡; † for intragroup comparisons calculated by the paired t-test or Wilcoxon test. TC = total cholesterol; TR = triglycerides; HDL = high-density lipoprotein; LDL = low-density lipoprotein; CRP = C-reactive protein; IL = interleukin.
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