Effects of prolonged exercise versus multiple short exercise sessions on risk for metabolic syndrome and the atherogenic index in middle-aged obese women: a randomised controlled trial

Table 4 Changes in factors related to atherogenic index

Variable	SSG (n = 12)		MSG (n = 12)		CTG (n = 12)
	Before	After	Before	After	Before	After
TC (mg/dL)	188.75 ± 26.02	183.75 ± 23.11	184.15 ± 31.14	202.31 ± 21.52	173.58 ± 37.91	185.75 ± 29.39
LDL (mg/dL) ^{*, †}	106.70 ± 26.61	96.07 ± 27.31	110.52 ± 30.58	126.31 ± 18.85^‡	95.80 ± 30.06	118.74 ± 30.49^‡
Atherogenic Index^**	2.24 ± 0.89	1.93 ± 0.78	2.35 ± 0.83	2.70 ± 0.73	2.06 ± 0.65	3.12 ± 1.05^‡‡

Values are presented as mean ± SD
SSG single-session group, MSG multiple-session group, CTG control group, BMI body mass index, TC total cholesterol, LDL low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
^{*, **} Significant interaction effect between time and group (p < .05 and p < .01, respectively)
^† Significant main effect of time (p < .05)
^{‡, ‡‡} Significantly different from pre-intervention value (p < .05 and p < .01, respectively)

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