effect of aerobic training program on serum c-reactive protein levels

background smoking is an established risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and metabolic syndrome. objectives here we aimed to assess the effect of 3-month aerobic training on c-reactive protein (crp) level and total antioxidant capacity (tac) in male smokers. results aerobic training resulted in a significantly increased tac (p < 0.001), but crp remained unchanged (p = 0.96). conclusions despite a lack of crp change, long-term aerobic training is associated with anti-oxidative effects. patients and methods a total of 34 male cigarette smokers aged 35 – 45 years participated in this study by accessible sampling and were divided randomly into experimental and control groups. pre- and post-training crp and tac data were collected in both groups and compared by student’s t-test.