Effects of Long-Term Regular Continuous and Intermittent Walking on Oxidative Stress, Metabolic Profile, Heart Rate Variability, and Blood Pressure in Older Adults with Hypertension

Table 2

Metabolic profile of participants before and after the exercise program.

	CON group (n = 22)		INT group (n = 21)		p value
	Before	After	Before	After
Glucose (mg/dL)	93.14 ± 8.62	93.09 ± 19.79	94.14 ± 14.57	89.00 ± 11.38	0.188
TG (mg/dL)	109.14 ± 39.31	86.05 ± 34.16	109.90 ± 44.72	110.67 ± 50.38^#	0.017^#
LDLC (mg/dL)	127.68 ± 31.69	121.36 ± 33.07	146.00 ± 38.56	144.57 ± 29.46	0.106
HDLC (mg/dL)	48.82 ± 7.77	52.18 ± 6.46	54.48 ± 15.00	54.95 ± 15.57	0.336
TC (mg/dL)	198.36 ± 32.76	190.73 ± 34.78	222.57 ± 39.48	221.71 ± 35.35	0.080
TC/HDLC ratio	4.14 ± 0.85	3.70 ± 0.78	4.35 ± 1.24	4.29 ± 1.21^#	0.048^#
AI	3.14 ± 0.85	2.70 ± 0.78	3.35 ± 1.24	3.29 ± 1.21^#	0.048^#

Data are mean ± SD. CON, continuous walking; INT, intermittent walking; TG, triglyceride; LDLC, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDLC, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TC, total cholesterol; AI, atherosclerogenic index. , significantly different from before exercise program (two-way ANOVA). , significantly different from the CON group (two-way ANOVA).