Table 2—— Percent change in metabolic indices between 1987 and 1997 for the active and sedentary men and women
|
Active
|
Sedentary
|
P |
| Baseline |
Follow-up |
 B – F
|
% |
Baseline |
Follow-up |
B – F
|
% |
|
| BMI (kg/m2)
|
27.3 ± 0.2 |
27.2 ± 0.4 |
–0.1 |
–0.37 |
27.6 ± 0.4 |
28.9 ± 0.3 |
+1.3 |
1.09 |
NS |
| sBP (mmHg) |
129 ± 7 |
135 ± 5 |
+6 |
+4.65 |
131 ± 8 |
141 ± 5 |
+10 |
7.63 |
<0.03 |
| Glucose (mmol/l) |
5.6 ± 1.4 |
5.8 ± 1.2 |
+0.2 |
+3.57 |
5.6 ± 1.7 |
5.8 ± 1.3 |
+0.2 |
3.57 |
NS |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/l) |
5.4 ± 1.6 |
5.4 ± 1.4 |
+0.1 |
–0.06 |
5.3 ± 1.3 |
5.5 ± 1.3 |
+0.2 |
3.77 |
<0.05 |
| LDL cholesterol (mmol/l) |
2.6 ± 0.7 |
2.7 ± 1.0 |
+0.1 |
3.85 |
2.9 ± 0.9 |
3.1 ± 1.2 |
+0.2 |
6.89 |
<0.02 |
| HDL cholesterol (mmol/l) |
1.1 ± 0.3 |
1.2 ± 0.8 |
+0.1 |
+9.09 |
1.1 ± 0.3 |
0.9 ± 0.8 |
–0.2 |
–18.18 |
<0.001 |
| Triglycerides (µmol/l) |
2.14 ± 1.1 |
1.96 ± 1.6 |
–0.18 |
–8.41 |
2.2 ± 1.2 |
2.9 ± 1.4 |
+0.7 |
31.82 |
<0.001 |
| Insulin (pmol/l) |
276 ± 200 |
273 ± 212 |
–3 |
–1.09 |
311 ± 234 |
299 ± 230 |
–12 |
–3.86 |
<0.05 |
| HOMA-IR |
6.86± |
7.04 ± 0.8 |
+0.18 |
+6.04 |
7.71 ± 0.40 |
7.74 ± 0.33 |
+0.03 |
+4.6 |
NS |
| Waist circumference (cm) |
92.5 ± 4.5 |
94.5 ± 5.5 |
+2 |
2.12 |
90.5 ± 6.3 |
101.3 ± 9.5 |
+10.8 |
10.66 |
<0.001 |
| METs |
5.7 ± 0.8 |
5.9 ± 0.9 |
+0.2 |
3.51 |
5.8 ± 1.0 |
5.0 ± 1.0 |
–0.8 |
–13.79 |
<0.001 |
|
Data are means ± SD. B – F, absolute baseline minus follow-up; %, percent change from baseline to follow-up.