Table 2.  Metabolic fitness at baseline. Data are means (ąSD).
 

Control (n=16)

Stairclimbing (n=29)

Total Cholesterol (mmol·L

4.75 (.85)

4.92 (.98)

HDL-C (mmol·L-1)

1.19 (.40)

1.00  (.34)

LDL-C (mmol·L-1)

2.73 (.80)

2.93 (.74)

TC: HDL-C ratio

4.60 (2.32)

5.55 (2.28)

Triglycerides (mmol·L-1)

.85 (.44)

.99 (.55)
No significant differences between groups (p > 0.05). HDL-C = high density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C = low density lipoprotein cholesterol, TC:HDL-C = ratio of total cholesterol to high density lipoprotein cholesterol.