Table 4 Characteristics of obese without diabetes participants before and after exercise (n = 20).

From: Spexin as an indicator of beneficial effects of exercise in human obesity and diabetes

 

Obese without diabetes (pre)

Obese without diabetes (post)

Variation

P values

BMI (kg/m2)

34.3 ± 3.0

33.9 ± 3.8

− 0.44 ± 0.64

0.196

Waist (cm)

104.0 ± 7.6

101.0 ± 6.2

− 2.93 ± 2.24

0.102

Hip (cm)

114.8 ± 8.2

111.7 ± 9.3

− 3.05 ± 2.17

0.135

PBF (%)

39.0 ± 4.4

37.8 ± 5.5

− 1.21 ± 1.77

0.037

WBC10

5.9 ± 1.9

5.7 ± 1.7

− 0.17 ± 1.18

0.627

SBP (mmHg)

115.0 ± 8.2

114.5 ± 6.9

− 0.50 ± 3.44

0.627

DBP (mmHg)

75.0 ± 5.3

75.0 ± 5.8

0.03 ± 1.82

1.000

Resting HR (beats/min)

80.3 ± 8.7

78.6 ± 13.6

− 1.70 ± 9.78

0.596

VO2, max (ml/kg/min)

17.1 ± 3.7

19.8 ± 4.9

2.65 ± 3.15

0.026

TC (mmol/l)

5.2 ± 1.1

5.1 ± 1.2

− 0.11 ± 0.68

0.499

HDL (mmol/l)

1.3 ± 0.3

1.3 ± 0.5

− 0.05 ± 0.26

0.434

LDL (mmol/l)

3.5 ± 1.0

3.2 ± 1.0

− 0.24 ± 0.64

0.127

TG (mmol/l)

1.1 ± 0.4

1.3 ± 0.9

0.20 ± 0.87

0.159

FBG (mmol/l)

5.3 ± 0.8

5.5 ± 1.1

0.16 ± 0.64

0.308

HbA1c (%)

5.9 ± 1.7

5.7 ± 0.5

− 0.20 ± 1.28

0.201

Insulin (ng/ml)

4.1 ± 2.7

3.2 ± 1.6

− 1.06 ± 2.63

0.039

C-peptide (ng/ml)

8.8 ± 12.1

6.3 ± 7.2

− 2.53 ± 3.75

0.138

HOMA-IR

1.1 ± 0.6

0.8 ± 0.2

− 0.34 ± 0.75

0.070

hsCRP (μg/ml)

5.2 ± 0.9

5.7 ± 1.7

0.52 ± 2.93

0.090

  1. Data are presented as the mean ± SD.
  2. Paired t-test was used to compare differences in participants before and after physical exercise.
  3. BMI body mass index, PBF percent body fat, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, HR heart rate, VO2, max maximum oxygen consumption, TC total cholesterol, HDL high-density lipoprotein, LDL low-density lipoprotein, TG triglyceride, FBG fasting blood glucose, HbA1c hemoglobin A1c, HOMA-IR Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance, hsCRP high-sensitivity C-reactive protein.