BMI <27 and no Metabolic Syndrome(n=73) BMI 7ge;27 and no Metabolic Syndrome(n=21) Metabolic Syndrome  (n=156) Overall P Value
  ml O2 .kg-1.min-1 (SD) ml O2 .kg-1.min-1 (SD) ml O2 .kg-1.min-1 (SD) ml O2 .kg-1.min-1 (SD)
Mean starting MET level 2.4 (0.77) 2.4 (0.69) 2.3 (0.56) 2.3 (0.64) 0.40
Mean MET level change 2.3 (1.1) 2.5 (1.2) 2.2 (1.2) 2.3 (1.2) 0.57
Mean ending MET level 4.7 (1.2) 4.8 (1.3) 4.5 (1.3) 4.6 (1.3) 0.31
P value for mean starting to mean ending MET level <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001  
BMI=body mass index; ml=milliliters; O2=oxygen; kg=kilogram; min=minute; SD=standard deviation ; MET=metabolic equivalence
Table 2: Average Change in Exercise Capacity by Metabolic Syndrome Condition, 250.