| Pretraining | Post-training | |||
| Group A | Group B | Group A | Group B | |
| Glucose (mg %) | 197.5 (32.1) (157–277) | 177.9 (36.1) (111–243) | 160.1 (23.0)‡ (123–202) | 159.1 (36.7)‡ (90–225) |
| Cholesterol (mg %) | 217.4 (25.0)† (179–265) | 237.1 (26.2) (195–292) | 211.3 (25.4)† (145–248) | 235.5 (34.3) (180–294) |
| Triglyceride (mg %) | 147.9 (63.2) (72–280) | 114.0 (50.3) (38–212) | 147.1 (46.5)† (80–250) | 104.0 (37.5) (31–153) |
| HDL (mg %) | 41.8 (8.9)† (23–60) | 56.5 (17.3) (33–95) | 51.8 (10.0)†,‡ (39–74) | 61.8 (16.7)‡ (44–105) |
| LDL (mg %) | 144.4 (16.2)† (108–163) | 159.0 (22.6) (125–200) | 135.8 (25.0) (100–187) | 137.2 (41.2)‡ (25–220) |
| HbA1c (%) | 8.0 (0.7) (6.9–9.5) | 7.6 (1.0) (5.9–9.0) | 7.2 (0.9)‡ (5.5–9.2) | 6.9 (1.0)‡ (5.4–8.8) |
mg% = mg per 100 ml.
*Values given are the mean (SD) and range.
†p<0.05 group A versus B.
‡p<0.05 pretraining versus post-training.
HbA1c, glycosylated haemoglobin; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.