ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Insulin resistance (IR) and progressive pancreatic β-cell dysfunction have been identified as the two fundamental features in the pathogenesis of obesity and non-insulin-dependent
Values are mean (SD); LI = low-intensity subgroup; HI = high-intensity subgroup; PA = physical activity; METs = metabolic equivalents; VO2max = maximal oxygen consumption; BMI = body mass index; BP =
