BioMed Research International

Research Article

Higher Physical Activity Level Improves Leptin Concentrations in Spinal Cord Injury Subjects

Table 1

Characteristics of participants.


Variables	Control ()	SCI-IA ()	SCI-PA ()	value	ES

Description
Age (years)				0.286
Injury time (years)	—			0.960
Fitness
VO_2max (mL/kg/min)	—			<0.001	2.25
VO_2max (mL/min)	—			<0.001	1.92
HR_max (bpm)	—			0.001	1.74
TEE (kcal/day)	—			0.038	1.00
BMR (kcal/day)	—			0.095	0.77
GSLTPAQ (au)				<0.001	1.22
PAEE (kcal/day)	—			0.206	0.85
Body composition
%Fat		^†		<0.001	-2.34
WC (cm)		^†		<0.001	-2.41
BMI (kg/m²)				0.006	-1.90

Values presented as . ES: effect size; BMI: body mass index; VO_2max: maximum oxygen uptake; HR_max: maximum heart rate; TEE: total energy expenditure in 24 hours; BMR: basal metabolic rate; %Fat: percentage of fat; WC: waist circumference. Significant difference with the SCI-IA group (); ^†significant difference with the control group ().