Research Article

Dance Training Improves Cytokine Secretion and Viability of Neutrophils in Diabetic Patients

Table 1

Baseline characteristics in the clinical and metabolic profiles of the participants.

Control groupT2DM group

Physical and clinical aspects
 Age (years)
 Height (m)
 Diagnosis of DMT2 (years)
 Smokers ()20
 Pedometer (steps/day)
 IPAQ—inactive (%)13.30
 IPAQ—minimally active (%)33.425
 IPAQ—active (%)53.375
 Systolic BP (mmHg)
 Diastolic BP (mmHg)
Plasma lipoprotein levels
 Cholesterol (mmol/L)
 HDL (mmol/L)
 LDL (mmol/L)
 TG (mmol/L)

Note. The values are presented as the . control vs. T2DM; control vs. T2DM. Data are represented as the of 10-12 participants per group. mmHg: millimeters of mercury.