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Table 3 Comparison of cardiovascular and inflammatory biomarkers between exercise and control groups before and after the training program

From: Home-based exercise alters pulmonary function and cellular stress markers in overweight middle-aged men during covid-19 Home quarantine

 

CON (n = 17)

 

EXE (n = 19)

 

Variable

Before

After

Pa

Before

After

Pa

Pb

ɳ2

CRP (mg/L)

3/83 ± 0/48

4/00 ± 0/54

0.32

3/61 ± 0/43

2/18 ± 0/58

< 0.001

< 0.001

2.16

Ferritin (ng/mL)

108/21 ± 11/39

109/47 ± 11/60

0.062

106/88 ± 9/82

106/65 ± 10/44

0.431

0.53

0.109

Fibrinogen (mg/L)

298/37 ± 46/42

304/37 ± 41/97

0.051

288/53 ± 59/60

243/71 ± 62/28

< 0.001

< 0.001

2.26

Il-6 (pg/mL)

4/59 ± 0/97

4/93 ± 0/89

0.15

4/45 ± 0/71

3/18 ± 0/57

< 0.001

< 0.001

2.03

IL-1β (pg/mL)

3/56 ± 0/84

3/88 ± 0/74

0.004

3/67 ± 0/70

2/71 ± 0/90

< 0.001

< 0.001

3.18

D-dimer (ng/mL)

261/58 ± 31/31

274/74 ± 30/40

< 0.001

258/76 ± 28/02

222/82 ± 32/80

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.738

Angiotensin II (pg/mL)

16/94 ± 5/61

17/23 ± 5/55

0.061

16/04 ± 6/22

15/80 ± 6/23

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.749

Leucocytes (103 /µL)

5/13 ± 1/10

4/83 ± 1/04

0.36

5/49 ± 1/06

6/48 ± 1/59

< 0.001

< 0.001

-1.05

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD.
  2. CRP, C-reactive protein; IL-6, interleukin-6; IL-1β, interleukin-1beta.
  3. aWithin-group difference. bBetween-group difference. ɳ2, partial eta squared indicating effect size.