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.
Intervention
Controls
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.