Resistance Exercise Training-Induced Muscle Hypertrophy Was Associated with Reduction of Inflammatory Markers in Elderly Women
Table 1
Change in anthropometric characteristics and biochemical factors before and after exercise training in elderly women ().
Pretraining
Posttraining
Mean ± SD
Mean ± SD
Weight (kg)
46.3 ± 9.8
46.9 ± 9.3
BMI (Body Mass Index)
21.2 ± 4.0
21.3 ± 3.8
Waist circumference (cm)
80.4 ± 11.3
79.9 ± 11.2
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)
155.4 ± 19.7
145.5 ± 15.7*
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)
76.6 ± 11.3
72.2 ± 12.4
White blood cells (105 cells·mL−1)
59.2 ± 4.4
48.8 ± 2.2*
Total cholesterol (g·L−1)
217.2 ± 10.5
202.7 ± 9.7**
HDL-cholesterol (g·L−1)
62.2 ± 3.7
59.8 ± 3.4
LDL-cholesterol (g·L−1)
119.4 ± 7.8
115.0 ± 8.0
Free fatty acid (mEQ·L−1)
0.5 ± 0.1
0.6 ± 0.1
Triglyceride (g·L−1)
102.9 ± 13.4
91.9 ± 12.1*
Glucose(mg·dL−1)
104.4 ± 8.2
96.4 ± 5.1
Insulin (μU·mL−1)
8.3 ± 2.2
4.3 ± 1.1*
Insulin resistance (HOMA-R)
2.3 ± 0.7
1.1 ± 0.3
*
as determined by the Wilcoxon signed-rank test.
**
as determined by the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. HDL; High density lipoprotein, LDL; Low density lipoprotein. Insulin resistance = [insulin concentration] × [blood glucose concentration]/405.
