Research Article

A Short-Term Resistance Training Circuit Improved Antioxidants in Sedentary Adults with Down Syndrome

Table 1

General characteristics at baseline of both the intervention () and control () groups.

InterventionControls value

Age (years)28.4 (23.7-33.6)27.8 (23.2-32.9)>0.05a
Weight (kg)71.1 (66.0-76.6)69.8 (64.8-75.1)>0.05a
BMI (kg/m2)31.4 (27.9-36.1)30.8 (27.1-35.7)>0.05a
LDL-C (mg/dl)124.6 (7)118.1 (8.4)>0.05b
HDL-C (mg/dl)48.7 (4.4)51.2 (4.8)>0.05b
TGL (mg/dl)138.3 (8.2)130.3 (9.4)>0.05b
Energy intake (kcal)1811 (203)1786 (194)>0.05b
Vitamin C (mg/d)82.2 (23.7)77.4 (22.0)>0.05b
Vitamin E (mg/d)9.6 (2.1)9.3 (1.9)>0.05b

BMI: body mass index; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TGL: triglycerides. Results were expressed as mean (SD) or median (IQR). aMann–Whitney test for change scores. bANOVA test for change scores.