Table 2. Biochemical and hematological markers of the groups. Data are means (±SD).

Group I (n=32)
Group II (n=32)

Glucose (mg·dl-1)

97.7 (9.6)

104.4 (12.7) *

HbA1c (%)

5.4 (.4)

5.5 (.4)

Total cholesterol (mg·dl-1)

213.7 (39.4)

205.2 (37.6)

HDL cholesterol (mg·dl-1)

50.6 (7.8)

43.3 (7.8) ***

LDL cholesterol (mg·dl-1)

140.5 (31.9)

132.5 (33.3)

Triglyceride (mg·dl-1)

112.6 (66.3)

157.0 (98.4) *

Uric acid (mg·dl-1)

5.40 (1.14)

6.37 (1.34) **

WBC (x103·mm-3)

6.21 (1.54)

6.74 (1.22)

hs-CRP (mg·dl-1)

.180 (.29)

.241 (.29)

Platelet count (x103·mm-3)

225.8 (43.6)

232.3 (41.8)

Fibrinogen (mg·dl-1)

308.0 (50.1)

294.7 (50.1)

Group I = Regularly exercising subjects, Group II = Sedentary subjects, HDL = High-density lipoprotein, LDL = Low-density lipoprotein, WBC = White blood cell, hs-CRP = High-sensitive C-reactive protein. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01 and *** p < 0.001.