Table 3 Anthropometric measures, blood pressure, lipid and C-Reactive Protein variables for Walkers and Controls at pre- and post-intervention.

Body mass (kg)

75.3 (21.1)

75.7 (22.1)

68.4 (14.9)

69.6 (15.1)

Body fat (%)

28.0 (5.8)

27.9 (5.6) *

25.9 (8.3)

27.7 (7.8) *

Waist girth (cm)

84.8 (13.9)

84.0 (14.4)

83.2 (13.8)

83.4 (13.9)

Hip girth (cm)

101.4 (9.0)

101.0 (8.9)

100.4 (6.7)

100.7 (6.9)

Systolic BP (mm Hg)

120.4 (19.7)

115.4 (17.7) *

116.5 (13.0)

118.5 (9.8) *

Diastolic BP (mm Hg)

77.2 (9.4)

76.0 (10.2)

74.6 (9.0)

73.6 (6.6)

TC (mmol· L^-1)

5.7 (1.1)

6.0 (1.3)

5.7 (1.3)

6.1 (1.7)

HDL-C (mmol· L^-1)

1.1 (0.3)

1.3 (0.5)

1.1 (0.3)

1.4 (0.5)

LDL-C (mmol· L^-1)

4.1 (1.1)

4.0 (1.4)

4.1 (1.2)

4.2 (1.6)

TG (mmol· L^-1)

1.4 (1.2)

1.4 (1.1)

1.2 (0.6)

1.3 (0.6)

CRP (mg· L^-1)

1.9 (1.7)

1.6 (1.5)

1.5 (1.5)

1.5 (1.3)