Variable Baseline n= 38 After exercise n= 38 p p*
Glucose (mmol/L) 5.1 ± 0.5 5.1 ± 0.5 0.02 0.08
Triglycerides (mmol/L) 4.0 ± 1.4 2.8 ± 1.0 <0.0001 0.001
Total-Chol (mmol/L) 3.9 ± 0.6 3.9 ± 0.7 0.38 0.39
HDL-Chol (mmol/L) 0.9 ± 0.2 0.9 ± 0.2 0.47 0.49
LDL-Chol (mmol/L) 2.1 ± 0.5 2.3 ± 0.6 0.002 0.07
VLDL-Chol (mmol/L) 0.8 ± 0.2 0.5 ± 0.2 <0.0001 0.001
Insulin (pmol/L) 21.5 (17.9 - 27.9) 12.9 (7.8 -17.2) 0.001 0.01
HOMA-IR 0.65 (0.51 - 0.92) 0.38 (0.24 - 0.59) 0.002 0.02
Leptin (ng/mL) 21.0 (18.2 - 22.8) 16.5 (12.9 -20.1) <0.0001 0.003
Adiponectin (ng/mL) 10.5 (4.7 - 13.5) 19.0 (12.9 - 32.7) <0.0001 0.0006
CRP (mg/L) 7.4 (3.1 -10.1) 3.3 (2.1 – 4.4) 0.009 0.01
TNFα (pg/mL) 6.8 (5.7 - 11.0) 5.1 (4.2 - 5.9) <0.0001 0.005
IL-1 (ng/mL) 0.07 (0.03 - 0.09) 0.05 (0.03 - 0.05) 0.004 0.05
IL-6 (pg/mL) 3.0 (2.2 - 3.4) 1.5 (1.1 - 1.8) <0.0001 0.0007
ICAM-1(ng/mL) 598.7 ± 115.7 452.4 ± 130.0 <0.0001 <0.0001
VCAM-1 (ng/mL) 2728 (1919 - 3044) 1482 (1143 -1924) 0.0001 0.0005
*p value adjusted for gender
Table 3: Biochemical variables before and after physical training program in obese adolescents.