ABBREVIATIONS
- ACSM
- American College of Sports Medicine
- AHA
- American Heart Association
- BP
- blood pressure
- CRP
- C-reactive protein
- CVD
- cardiovascular diseases
- CHD
- coronary heart disease
- eNOS
- endothelial nitric oxide synthase
- ET-1
- endothelin-1
- HbA1c
- glycated haemoglobin
- HDL-C
- high-density lipoprotein cholesterol
- IL-6
- interleukin-6
- LDL-C
- low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
- NO
- nitric oxide
- PA
- physical activity
- PF
- physical fitness
- ROS
- reactive oxygen species
- TNF
- tumour necrosis factor
- T2D
- type 2 diabetes
- WHO
- World Health Organization