Journal of Obesity

Clinical Study

Effects of 6 Months of Active Commuting and Leisure-Time Exercise on Fibrin Turnover in Sedentary Individuals with Overweight and Obesity: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Table 2

Concentrations of blood lipids at baseline and at 3 and 6 months.


	CON ()	n^b	BIKE ()	n^b	MOD ()	n^b	VIG ()	values

Cholesterol (mM)								0.833^c, 0.518^d, 0.179^e
Baseline	4.50 (4.15; 4.86)	14	4.83 (4.43; 5.23)	18	4.60 (4.33; 4.86)	28	5.02 (4.59; 5.44)
3 months	4.50 (4.00; 5.00)	14	4.87 (4.55; 5.18)	18	4.59 (4.30; 4.88)	28	4.93 (4.48; 5.37)
6 months	4.31 (4.02; 4.60)	14	4.86 (4.42; 5.30)	18	4.51 (4.27; 4.75)	28	4.93 (4.49; 5.38)

LDL cholesterol (mM)								0.832^c, 0.870^d, 0.573^e
Baseline	2.83 (2.53; 3.12)	14	3.00 (2.62; 3.39)	18	2.83 (2.57; 3.09)	28	3.03 (2.71; 3.34)
3 months	2.78 (2.39; 3.17)	14	3.10 (2.79; 3.41)	18	2.81 (2.59; 3.03)	28	3.08 (2.73; 3.42)
6 months	2.67 (2.40; 2.94)	14	3.07 (2.68; 3.45)	18	2.84 (2.63; 3.05)	28	2.98 (2.58; 3.38)

HDL cholesterol (mM)								0.621^c, 0.428^d, 0.359^e
Baseline	1.18 (1.03; 1.33)	14	1.23 (1.11; 1.35)	18	1.23 (1.09; 1.38)	28	1.31 (1.12; 1.49)
3 months	1.17 (1.00; 1.33)	14	1.31 (1.15; 1.48)	18	1.27 (1.44; 1.40)	28	1.34 (1.16; 1.51)
6 months	1.12 (1.00; 1.23)	14	1.30 (1.15; 1.45)	18	1.28 (1.14; 1.42)	28	1.32 (1.14; 1.50)

Triglycerides (nM)^a								0.143^c, 0.244^d, 0.848^e
Baseline	1.05 (0.79; 1.38)	14	1.15 (0.88; 1.51)	18	1.25 (1.02; 1.54)	28	1.13 (0.80; 1.57)
3 months	1.03 (0.70; 1.52)	14	1.09 (0.87; 1.37)	18	1.23 (0.98; 1.54)	28	1.09 (0.85; 1.41)
6 months	1.09 (0.82; 1.44)	14	1.10 (0.84; 1.44)	18	1.02 (0.85; 1.23)	28	1.19 (0.88; 1.60)

Data are unadjusted mean (95% CI) or ^ageometric mean (geometric 95% CI); ^bnumber of samples available for analysis; ^c values for interactions between the group and time; ^d values for main effects of time for all groups combined; ^e values for between-group effects; CON, control group; BIKE, active commuting exercise group; MOD, moderate-intensity leisure-time exercise group; VIG, vigorous-intensity leisure-time exercise group; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; HDL, high-density lipoprotein.