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Table 1 Training group and control changes at baseline versus 16 weeks (n=22)

From: Cardiac performance, biomarkers and gene expression studies in previously sedentary men participating in half-marathon training

	Training group			Control group
Variable	Baseline (M±SD)	Peak (M±SD)	P value*	Baseline (M±SD)	Peak (M±SD)	P value*	P value**
Weight	196.76±28.40	192.85±27.60	0.08	188.31±26.11	190.11±26.41	.064	0.316
Heart rate	76.71±12.41	67.60±11.76	0.002	73.18±12.75	76.05±15.99	.357	0.363
Systolic BP (mmHg)	121.62±8.45	114.30±9.23	0.0001	116.67±9.86	113.36±7.26	.133	0.088
Diastolic BP (mmHg)	80.05±9.70	73.15±8.20	0.007	75.67±8.46	77.14±5.20	.542	0.127
Relative VO₂ max	37.06±7.12	42.02±8.81	0.00004	38.83±5.03	39.02±6.74	.813	0.35
Body fat (%)	29.51±8.33	28.18±8.86	0.044	26.84±6.84	27.45±6.87	.116	0.256
HDL	46.71±9.61	43.10±6.37	0.055	49.59±7.87	47.05±9.15	.183	0.288
LDL	107.05±25.64	103.80±28.03	0.44	100.23±22.39	105.86±20.61	.087	0.358
Triglycerides	119.90±59.41	116.35±72.01	0.997	85.05±38.84	77.68±40.87	.294	0.03
CRP	1.92±2.66	1.64±1.92	0.752	0.84±0.66	1.03±0.83	.269	0.084
Troponin T	<0.01	<0.01	0.333	<0.01	<0.01	.333	1

*Difference in variable measures between baseline and peak. **Difference at baseline between Training and Control groups.

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