Table 1 Participant characteristics.

From: The acute effects of moderate-intensity continuous or high-intensity interval exercise on appetite and appetite-related hormones in South Asian and white European adults with non-diabetic hyperglycaemia

 

All (n = 23)

White European (n = 13)

South Asian (n = 10)

Sex (M/F)

13/10

6/7

7/3

Anthropometry

 Age (years)

64 (7)

68 (3)

60 (7)

 Body mass (kg)

82.6 (11.6)

83.7 (10.2)

81.3 (13.7)

 BMI (kg/m2)

30.5 (3.5)

31.1 (4.0)

29.8 (2.8)

 Waist circumference (cm)a

102.2 (8.6)

102.8 (7.2)

101.3 (10.6)

 Obesity prevalence, n (%)b

13 (57)

6 (46)

7 (70)

Cardiorespiratory fitness

 Absolute V̇O2 peak (L/min)

3.4 (0.8)

3.3 (0.6)

3.5 (1.0)

 Relative V̇O2 peak (mL/kg/min)

25.2 (4.5)

25.7 (4.5)

24.7 (4.6)

Fasted appetite perceptions and appetite-related hormones

 Overall appetite (mm)

65 (15)

61 (13)

70 (15)

 Total GLP-1 (pmol/L)

44.3 (12.8)

43.9 (13.5)

44.7 (12.5)

 Total PYY (pg/mL)

85.9 (54.6)

79.7 (41.0)

94.0 (70.2)

 Acylated ghrelin (pg/mL)

69.4 (44.0)

76.8 (46.2)

59.9 (41.4)

 Leptin (pg/mL)

22,493 (13,574)

21,666 (14,199)

23,568 (13,390)

  1. All values are mean (SD) unless otherwise indicated.
  2. aData for 1 South Asian female missing so data presented for n = 22.
  3. bEthnicity-specific BMI thresholds were used to categorise obesity prevalence (BMI ≥ 30.0 kg/m2 and ≥27.5 kg/m2 in white European and South Asian groups, respectively).
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