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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of participants

From: Efficacy of aerobic exercise and a prudent diet for improving selected lipids and lipoproteins in adults: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

 

Exercise

Control

Variable

#

Range

Mdn

#

Range

Mdn

Age (years)

8

47.1 ± 5.9

39-57

47.0

8

46.9 ± 6.1

39-57

45.9

Body weight (kg)

7

86.3 ± 10.6

70-98

89.9

7

88.2 ± 12.5

70-103

90.5

BMI (kg.m2)

4

31.4 ± 3.5

26-34

32.7

4

32.1 ± 5.3

25-37

33.7

WHR

4

0.91 ± 0.07

0.8-1.0

0.93

4

0.91 ± 0.07

0.8-1.0

0.93

VO2max (ml.kg-1.min-1)

5

31.3 ± 4.9

26-38

32.0

5

30.7 ± 4.9

26-38

29.0

Kilocalories (total)

6

2153 ± 305

1814-2616

2064

6

2153 ± 325

1814-2616

2090

Carbohydrates (%)

6

51 ± 5.2

44-57

52.5

6

51 ± 4.7

46-57

50.8

Total fat (%)

7

33.6 ± 3.6

28-38

33

7

33.9 ± 3.5

28-38

34.0

Saturated fat (%)

7

12.0 ± 2.1

9-14

12.4

7

12.0 ± 2.2

9-14

12.5

Cholesterol (mg)

5

282 ± 81

175-400

286

5

270 ± 85

175-400

256

TC (mg/dl)

8

218.6 ± 20.7

193-253

216.7

8

213.5 ± 16.7

193-239

209.0

HDL-C (mg/dl)

8

46.8 ± 7.6

36-58

45.5

8

45.7 ± 7.5

36-58

44.8

TC:HDL-C (mg/dl)

5

5.0 ± 1.0

3.6-6.4

4.9

5

5.2 ± 0.8

4.1-6.4

5.2

LDL-C (mg/dl)

8

145.2 ± 21.0

119-180

145.6

8

142.0 ± 15.9

119-161

141.7

TG (mg/dl)

7

86.8 ± 54.6

33-171

60.7

7

85.0 ± 55.6

33-171

60.7

  1. Notes: #, number of groups in which data were available; With the exception of age, data limited to those in which change outcome results could be calculated; Mdn, median; BMI, body mass index; WHR, waist to hip ratio; VO2max, maximum oxygen consumption; mg, milligrams; TC, total cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TC:HDL-C, ratio of TC to HDL; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; To convert TC, HDL-C and LDL-C from mg/dl to mmol, divide by 38.46; To convert TG from mg/dl to mmol, divide by 87.72; Insufficient data reported for protein, polyunsaturated fat, saturated fat, and trans-fat intake as well as non-HDL-C.