The Effects of Combined Exercise on Health-Related Fitness, Endotoxin, and Immune Function of Postmenopausal Women with Abdominal Obesity
Table 5
The changes of serum lipids and TNF- between the groups at baseline and after 12 weeks.
Variables
Group
Baseline
12 weeks
-value
HDL-C (mg/dL)
Exercise
50.97 ± 3.86
55.74 ± 2.33
G × P: 9.728##
Control
50.98 ± 3.53
49.10 ± 3.54
LDL-C (mg/dL)
Exercise
148.20 ± 25.66
135.10 ± 16.96
G × P: 1.121
Control
143.80 ± 28.73
146.60 ± 21.99
TC (mg/dL)
Exercise
219.40 ± 36.73
192.30 ± 34.72
G × P: 1.566
Control
216.50 ± 36.50
218.60 ± 39.46
TG (mg/dL)
Exercise
137.10 ± 16.07
125.00 ± 11.03
G × P: 2.863
Control
135.50 ± 15.93
138.80 ± 13.93
TNF- (pg/mL)
Exercise
2.32 ± 0.50
1.90 ± 0.05
G × P: 5.147#
Control
2.32 ± 0.25
2.42 ± 0.24
G × P: group × period. Significantly different from baseline: , . Significant interaction among groups and period: , . HDL: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TC: total cholesterol, TG: triglyceride, and TNF-: tumor necrosis factor-.
