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Table 1 Several studies about effects of aerobic exercise on HDL-C, LDL-C and TG in human

From: Effects of aerobic exercise on lipids and lipoproteins

References

n

Design

Training time

Training frequency

Training strength

Changes of HDL-C

Changes of LDL-C

Changes of TG

LeMura et al. [21]

12 women

RCT

16 weeks

3 sessions/week

70–85% of the HRmax

Increased 0.4 mmol/L

Decreased 0.2 mmol/L

Decreased 0.2 mmol/L

Nybo et al. [22]

36 men

RCT

12 weeks

150 min/week

65% VO2max

Increased 0.1 mmol/L

Decreased 0.1 mmol/L

Not mentioned

Kraus et al. [23]

111 men and women

RCT

24 weeks

Expand 14–23 kcal/kg/week

65–80% VO2max

Increased 4.3 mg/dL

Decreased 1.9 mg/dL

Decreased 28.4 mg/dL

O’Donovan et al. [24]

64 men

RCT

24 weeks

400 kcal/session

3 sessions/week

60% VO2max

Increased 0.08 mmol/L

Increased 0.17 mmol/L

Increased 0.12 mmol/L