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 3

Biomarkers of coagulation activation at baseline and at 3 and 6 months.

CON ()nbBIKE ()nbMOD ()nbVIG ()nb values

ETP (nM⋅min)a0.314c, 0.413d, 0.555e
 Baseline1985 (1819; 2166)162049 (1803; 2328)181975 (1859; 2097)311883 (1750; 2026)22
 3 months2000 (1844; 2171)152143 (1957; 2346)161963 (1832; 2103)291970 (1849; 2094)24
 6 months2078 (1907; 2358)162108 (1884; 2358)161965 (1844; 2094)312008 (1858; 2126)24

Time to peak (min)0.882c, 0.942d, 0.453e
 Baseline6.78 (6.26; 7.33)166.46 (5.78; 7.15)186.36 (5.97; 6.75)306.87 (6.23; 7.51)23
 3 months6.59 (5.97; 7.21)156.24 (5.70; 6.79)166.34 (5.93; 6.34)296.85 (6.28; 7.44)24
 6 months6.37 (5.66; 7.05)166.28 (5.67; 6.89)166.26 (5.84; 6.68)316.57 (5.96; 7.19)24

Start tail (min)a0.934c, 0.490d, 0.993e
 Baseline26.7 (25.5; 27.9)1626.9 (25.6; 28.2)1826.5 (25.7; 27.2)3126.6 (25.5; 27.5)22
 3 months27.0 (26.7; 28.4)1527.5 (26.3; 28.6)1627.0 (25.9; 28.1)2926.8 (25.7; 27.9)24
 6 months26.9 (25.5; 28.9)1627.2 (25.8; 28.6)1627.5 (25.8; 21.2)3127.1 (25.9; 28.1)24

Peak (nM)0.550c, 0.245d, 0.522e
 Baseline301 (264; 339)16309 (263; 354)18307 (285; 330)30283 (256; 313)22
 3 months306 (274; 338)15327 (288; 365)16299 (273; 325)29289 (263; 314)24
 6 months329 (289; 368)16321 (276; 367)16300 (271; 328)31303 (278; 327)24

Lag time (min)a0.727c, 0.845d, 0.799e
 Baseline3.40 (3.11; 3.71)163.17 (2.87; 3.49)183.26 (3.00; 3.53)303.29 (2.91; 3.72)22
 3 months3.39 (2.85; 3.44)153.13 (2.85; 3.42)163.16 (2.91; 3.45)293.34 (2.98; 3.75)24
 6 months3.26 (2.97; 3.58)163.15 (2.82; 3.53)163.15 (2.86; 3.27)313.25 (2.92; 3.62)24

Velocity index (nM/min)0.398c, 0.155d, 0.372e
 Baseline99 (82; 116)16107 (79; 134)18111 (96; 127)3091 (74; 106)22
 3 months106 (89; 122)15114 (92; 135)16109 (91; 128)2991 (76; 105)24
 6 months112 (86; 138)16124 (88; 160)16104 (90; 118)31103 (88; 117)24

F1 + 2 (pmol/l)a0.474c, 0.611d, 0.758e
 Baseline196 (149; 260)16212 (184; 245)17212 (184; 245)30174 (138; 218)22
 3 months207 (169; 254)14198 (164; 240)16198 (164; 240)30207 (161; 265)24
 6 months174 (140; 216)16223 (184; 271)16223 (184; 271)30182 (149; 222)23

D-dimer (µg/l)a0.622c, 0.439d, 0.795e
 Baseline0.26 (0.21; 0.32)160.31 (0.25; 0.39)180.29 (0.25; 0.34)300.26 (0.21; 0.30)23
 3 months0.27 (0.21; 0.35)150.28 (0.21; 0.34)160.27 (0.23; 0.31)300.30 (0.25; 0.37)24
 6 months0.23 (0.19; 0.29)160.29 (0.23; 0.32)180.27 (0.23; 0.31)310.25 (0.21; 0.30)24

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; BMI, body mass index; ETP, endogenous thrombin potential; F1 + 2, prothrombin fragment 1 + 2.