Table 1

Effect of exercise training on body weight, triglycerides, serum glucose, insulin and nitrite/nitrate concentration from animals fed with standard chow or high caloric diet


SD
TR
SDD
TRD

Initial body weight (g)
306 ± 7
297 ± 6
306 ± 8
301 ± 8
Final body weight (g)
478 ± 9
401 ± 8a
538 ± 11c
452 ± 14bd
Triglycerides (mg/dl)
91 ± 11
55 ± 8a
216 ± 25c
89 ± 9b d
Glucose (mg/dl)
126 ± 6
140 ± 8
156 ± 8c
153 ± 9
Insulin (ng/ml)
0.87 ± 0.10
0.54 ± 0,10a
2.57 ± 0.32c
1.24 ± 0.32b
HOMA IR
0.61 ± 0.11
0.45 ± 0.09a
2.42 ± 0.24c
1.08 ± 0.32b d
Nitrite/nitrate (μM)
27 ± 4
28 ± 6
27 ± 3
30 ± 2

Data are mean ± S.E.M. for n = 8 animals in each group. SD: sedentary, TR: trained, SDD: sedentary diet, TRD: trained diet. a trained vs sedentary; b trained diet vs sedentary diet; c sedentary diet vs sedentary; d trained diet vs trained.

de Moraes et al. BMC Physiology 2008 8:12   doi:10.1186/1472-6793-8-12