The response of pre-inflammatory cytokines factors to different exercises (endurance, resistance, concurrent) in overweight men

Peer review under responsibility of Alexandria University Faculty of Medicine.

Available online 23 January 2016

Figures & data

Table 1 Characteristics of participants before training.

Variable	Endurance	Resistance	Concurrent	Control
Age (year)	24.6 ± 2.56	23.5 ± 3.21	22.9 ± 3.34	23.8 ± 4.11
Height (cm)	174.23 ± 6.51	173.78 ± 4.36	172.39 ± 7.11	174.63 ± 4.62
Weight (kg)	87.45 ± 3.57	88.42 ± 2.81	86.99 ± 4.81	85.02 ± 4.53
Body fat (%)	26.86 ± 2.84	27.35 ± 3.35	26.51 ± 6.12	28.85 ± 4.82
BMI (kg/m^2)	28.81 ± 2.65	29.28 ± 1.92	29.28 ± 2.17	27.88 ± 3.42
VO2max (ml kg^−1 min^−1)	36.72 ± 4.04	35.37 ± 3.59	37.75 ± 2.94	36.41 ± 3.29

The data have been reported as mean ± SD.

Figure 1 Pre- and post-training values in comparison of two groups in IL-6 (A), IL-1ß (B), TNF-α (C). ^∗Discernible differences at p < 0.05.