Table 3.  Change in risk factors of type 2 diabetes mellitus after 12 weeks of exercise training. Data are means (±SE).
   

Baseline

 

12 weeks

 

Variable

Group

Rest

Max

Rest

Max

HbA1c
(%)

CE

8.01 (.35)

8.07 (.36)

7.36 (.28) ††

7.37 (.30) ##

 

WE

8.21 (.41)

8.37 (.43)

8.00 (.38)

7.91 (.40) #

Insulin
(
μU·dl-1)

CE

13.45 (2.53)

12.29 (1.72)

11.41 (1.87)

10.17 (1.02)

 

WE

17.04 (4.76)

14.57 (3.24)

10.64 (1.49) †

8.29 (1.10) *

C-peptide (ng·dl-1)

CE

2.83 (.75)

2.63 (.74)

1.99 (.37)

1.84 (.34)

 

WE

2.46 (.66)

2.46 (.62)

1.22 (.15) †

.87 (.17) # ψ

Glucose
(
mg·dl-1)

CE

136.4 (8.8)

139.1 (8.0)

129.3 (10.6)

140.0 (10.1) *

 

WE

121.3 (10.0)

126.4 (10.3)

119.8 (8.3)

113.9 (8.4)

HOMA-IR

CE

4.57 (.92)

4.19 (.58)

3.70 (.77)

3.49 (.39)

 

WE

4.96 (1.26)

4.46 (.87)

3.26 (.57)

2.39 (.43) #

and †† denote p < 0.05 and 0.01 respectively, baseline rest (BR) vs. 12 weeks rest (TR), p < 0.05 baseline rest (BR) vs. baseline max (BM), * p < 0.05 12 weeks rest (TR) vs. 12 weeks max (TM), # and ## denote p < 0.05 and 0.01 respectively, baseline max (BM) vs. 12 weeks max (TM),ψ p < 0.05 between groups.