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Table 2 Carotid intima-media thickness, blood pressure and serum lipids at baseline and after 12 months

From: Effects of exercise training on carotid intima-media thickness in patients with type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease. Influence of carotid plaques

 

All

(n = 137)a

Exercise

(n = 61)

Control

(n = 62)

p value

Baseline

Baseline

12 months

Baseline

12 months

cIMT (mm)

0.855 ± 0.172

0.876 ± 0.187

0.858 ± 0.175

0.853 ± 0.141

0.849 ± 0.131

0.57

SBP (mmHg)

139 ± 17

139 ± 17

140 ± 17

139 ± 16

139 ± 16

0.75

DBP (mmHg)

79 ± 9

78 ± 9

79 ± 9

80 ± 9

80 ± 10

0.51

TC (mmol/L)b

3.9 (3.4, 4.5)

3.8 (3.4, 4.3)

3.9 (3.3, 4.6)

4.0 (3.3, 4.7)

3.7 (3.2, 4.5)*

0.014

LDL (mmol/L)b

2.0 (1.6, 2.6)

1.9 (1.6, 2.5)

2.0 (1.7, 2.7)*

2.1 (1.6, 2.7)

1.9 (1.5, 2.7)*

0.020

HDL (mmol/L)b

1.12 (0.94, 1.40)

1.12 (0.96, 1.32)

1.11 (0.93, 1.41)

1.13 (0.93, 1.40)

1.09 (0.94, 1.34)

0.080

TG (mmol/L)b

1.40 (1.07, 1.88)

1.43 (1.09, 1.91)

1.53 (1.10, 1.99)

1.38 (0.98, 1.89)

1.38 (0.87, 2.01)

0.20

CRP (mg/L)b

2.41 (1.15, 4.99)

2.04 (0.95, 4.40)

1.99 (1.00, 4.21)

2.40 (1.19, 4.98)

1.77 (0.96, 3.86)

0.91

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD if not otherwise stated
  2. cIMT carotid intima-media thickness, SBP/DBP systolic/diastolic blood pressure, TC total cholesterol, LDL low density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL high density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG triglycerides. CRP c-reactive protein
  3. p value refers to difference between the groups in changes from baseline to 12 months (one-way ANCOVA). * p < 0.05, within-group changes from baseline to 12 months
  4. aNo significant between group differences
  5. bMedian (25, 75 percentiles)