Research Article

Association of the Composite Inflammatory Biomarker GlycA, with Exercise-Induced Changes in Body Habitus in Men and Women with Prediabetes

Table 1

Baseline demographics, fitness, body composition, inflammation, glucose, and insulin for each intervention group.

Total group
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Low-Mod
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High-Mod
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High-Vig
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Clinical Lifestyle
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Age (years)59 (7.5)57 (7.9)61 (6.8)61 (7.0)58 (7.9)
Men/women67/10217/2418/2715/2517/26
Race
 Caucasian13232363133
 African American299875
 Others80125
Fitness
 VO2peak (mL/kg/min)24.5 (5.1)25.0 (5.8)24.2 (5.0)23.9 (5.2)24.9 (4.5)
Body composition
 Body mass index (kg/m2)30.5 (2.7)30.6 (2.6)30.0 (2.4)30.4 (2.7)31.0 (3.2)
 Minimal waist (cm)98.7 (8.8)98.3 (8.0)98.2 (8.2)99.8 (8.6)98.6 (10.2)
 Body fat (%)40.8 (7.8)39.7 (8.0)40.9 (6.7)41.5 (8.2)41.0 (8.4)
 Total abdominal adiposity (cm2)523 (110)517 (89)522 (102)523 (137)528 (112)
  Subcutaneous (cm2)330 (97)327 (81)324 (89)335 (127)335 (92)
  Visceral (cm2)192 (73)190 (83)198 (68)188 (72)193 (71)
 Liver density (HU)59 (10)60 (8)60 (7)56 (13)59 (10)
Blood pressure
 Systolic BP (mmHg)126 (14)126 (14)127 (15)128 (13)124 (14)
 Diastolic BP (mmHg)75 (10)77 (9)74 (7)75 (11)75 (11)
Inflammation
 GlycA (μmol/L)348 (47)348 (51)342 (47)351 (44)352 (47)
Glucose and insulin
 Fasting Glucose (mg/dL)106 (9)106 (11)106 (8)104 (8.5)106 (10.9)
 Fasting insulin (μU/mL)7.4 (5.0)7.3 (3.6)6.7 (4.6)7.7 (6.7)7.9 (4.8)

Data are mean (SD). No significant differences observed between groups.