Table 3 Blood glucose and lipid profile by activity levels of intervention and control group
| Â | N | Baseline (Mean, SD) | 3Â months (Mean, SD) | 6Â months (Mean, SD) | P-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fasting Blood Sugar | |||||
 Intervention Active | 39 | 5.4 (0.66) | 5.2 (0.53) | 5.2 (0.69) | 0.596 |
 Intervention Inactive | 38 | 5.5 (1.01) | 5.3 (0.73) | 5.3 (0.64) |  |
 Control Active | 26 | 5.8 (0.95) | 5.5 (0.66) | 5.5 (0.89) |  |
 Control Inactive | 42 | 5.8 (1.38) | 5.8 (1.60) | 5.8 (1.90) |  |
Total Cholesterol | |||||
 Intervention Active | 40 | 5.6 (1.12) | 5.5 (0.81) | 5.4 (0.96) | 0.450 |
 Intervention Inactive | 39 | 5.6 (0.96) | 5.3 (0.80) | 5.3 (0.98) |  |
 Control Active | 28 | 5.9 (0.99) | 5.7 (0.94) | 5.8 (1.00) |  |
 Control Inactive | 43 | 5.8 (1.17) | 5.4 (1.06) | 5.6 (0.98) |  |
HDL | |||||
 Intervention Active | 40 | 1.32 (0.27) | 1.34 (0.28) | 1.30 (0.29) | 0.072 |
 Intervention Inactive | 40 | 1.32 (0.20) | 1.31 (0.25) | 1.25 (0.25) |  |
 Control Active | 28 | 1.42 (0.20) | 1.31 (0.23) | 1.32 (0.20) |  |
 Control Inactive | 43 | 1.41 (0.23) | 1.32 (0.24) | 1.29 (0.24) |  |
LDL | |||||
 Intervention Active | 40 | 4.6 (1.38) | 4.4 (0.97) | 4.0 (0.98) | 0.807 |
 Intervention Inactive | 40 | 4.4 (0.93) | 4.2 (0.97) | 4.0 (0.96) |  |
 Control Active | 28 | 4.8 (1.19) | 4.6 (1.12) | 4.2 (0.97) |  |
 Control Inactive | 43 | 4.7 (1.44) | 4.4 (1.27) | 4.1 (1.04) |  |
Triglycerides | |||||
 Intervention Active | 40 | 1.35 (0.67) | 1.54 (0.73) | 1.23 (0.50) | 0.021 |
 Intervention Inactive | 39 | 1.19 (0.41) | 1.40 (0.55) | 1.29 (0.45) |  |
 Control Active | 28 | 1.48 (0.63) | 1.55 (0.82) | 1.38 (0.54) |  |
 Control Inactive | 42 | 1.31 (0.62) | 1.39 (0.62) | 1.50 (0.66) |  |
MET-minutes per week | |||||
 Intervention Active | 49 | 1598 (2130) | 2227 (2072) | 1676 (1331) | 0.029 |
 Intervention Inactive | 49 | 1722 (2308) | 989 (893) | 750 (1384) |  |
 Control Active | 31 | 1874 (1883) | 1748 (1168) | 1455 (1104) |  |
 Control Inactive | 46 | 1694 (2421) | 779 (798) | 749 (859) |  |