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Nordic walking decreased circulating chemerin and leptin concentrations in middle-aged men with impaired glucose regulation

Mika VenojärviTurku University of Applied Sciences, Turku, Finland;Department of Chronic Disease Prevention, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki and Turku, Finland;Institute of Biomedicine, Physiology, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, FinlandCorrespondence[email protected]

Niko WaseniusDepartment of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

Sirpa ManderoosDepartment of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland;Department of Chronic Disease Prevention, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki and Turku, Finland;Department of Health, Functional Capacity and Welfare, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Turku, Finland

Olli J. HeinonenPaavo Nurmi Centre, Departments of Physiology, and Health and Physical Activity, University of Turku, Turku, Finland

Miika HernelahtiPaavo Nurmi Centre, Departments of Physiology, and Health and Physical Activity, University of Turku, Turku, Finland

Harri LindholmFinnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland

Jukka SurakkaArcada, University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki, Finland

Jaana LindströmDepartment of Chronic Disease Prevention, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki and Turku, Finland

Sirkka AunolaDepartment of Health, Functional Capacity and Welfare, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Turku, Finland

Mustafa AtalayInstitute of Biomedicine, Physiology, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland

Johan G. ErikssonDepartment of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland;Department of Chronic Disease Prevention, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki and Turku, Finland;Unit of General Practice, Helsinki University General Hospital, Helsinki, Finland;Folkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland;Vaasa Central Hospital, Vaasa, Finland

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Table I. Baseline characteristics of middle-aged men with impaired glucose regulation in three randomized groups. Data are given as means (SD).

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Figure 1. Flow chart of the subjects who received intervention as assigned and included in the analyses.

Table II. Exercise activity during the 12-week intervention. All physical activity lasting for 30 min or longer was recorded by the participants. Volunteers were randomized to one of three groups: control group (C), Nordic walking group (NW), or resistance training group (RT).

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Table III. Glucose, fat, and liver metabolisms as well as their regulation at baseline and the changes in variables due to intervention in three randomized groups. Data are given as means (SE). Differences between groups for baseline values and their changes were tested with Kruskal–Wallis test.

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Table IV. ANCOVA model^a of adipokines, fatty liver index, and lipids for the changes in variables due to intervention.

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. Results for anthropometry, blood pressure and dietary intakes at baseline and the changes in variables due to intervention in three randomised groups. Data is given as means (SD). Differences between groups for baseline values and their changes were tested with Kruskall–Wallis test.

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Nordic walking decreased circulating chemerin and leptin concentrations in middle-aged men with impaired glucose regulation

Table I. Baseline characteristics of middle-aged men with impaired glucose regulation in three randomized groups. Data are given as means (SD).

Table II. Exercise activity during the 12-week intervention. All physical activity lasting for 30 min or longer was recorded by the participants. Volunteers were randomized to one of three groups: control group (C), Nordic walking group (NW), or resistance training group (RT).

Table III. Glucose, fat, and liver metabolisms as well as their regulation at baseline and the changes in variables due to intervention in three randomized groups. Data are given as means (SE). Differences between groups for baseline values and their changes were tested with Kruskal–Wallis test.

Table IV. ANCOVA model^a of adipokines, fatty liver index, and lipids for the changes in variables due to intervention.

. Results for anthropometry, blood pressure and dietary intakes at baseline and the changes in variables due to intervention in three randomised groups. Data is given as means (SD). Differences between groups for baseline values and their changes were tested with Kruskall–Wallis test.

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Table I. Baseline characteristics of middle-aged men with impaired glucose regulation in three randomized groups. Data are given as means (SD).

Table II. Exercise activity during the 12-week intervention. All physical activity lasting for 30 min or longer was recorded by the participants. Volunteers were randomized to one of three groups: control group (C), Nordic walking group (NW), or resistance training group (RT).

Table III. Glucose, fat, and liver metabolisms as well as their regulation at baseline and the changes in variables due to intervention in three randomized groups. Data are given as means (SE). Differences between groups for baseline values and their changes were tested with Kruskal–Wallis test.

Table IV. ANCOVA modela of adipokines, fatty liver index, and lipids for the changes in variables due to intervention.

Table V. Results for anthropometry, blood pressure and dietary intakes at baseline and the changes in variables due to intervention in three randomised groups. Data is given as means (SD). Differences between groups for baseline values and their changes were tested with Kruskall–Wallis test.

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Table IV. ANCOVA model^a of adipokines, fatty liver index, and lipids for the changes in variables due to intervention.

. Results for anthropometry, blood pressure and dietary intakes at baseline and the changes in variables due to intervention in three randomised groups. Data is given as means (SD). Differences between groups for baseline values and their changes were tested with Kruskall–Wallis test.