Data analysis
The data were processed and analyzed using SPSS 27.0 (IBM, New York, NY, USA). The means and standard deviations of data were calculated. First, by conducting a normality test on our research results, we confirmed that they were normally distributed. To investigate the effect of 12 weeks of moderate intensity walking exercises on changes in vascular inflammatory factors and VEGF, we set the treatment groups (control or exercise) and time (pre- and post-treatment) as independent variables and performed two-way repeated measures ANOVA. Bonferroni post hoc analysis was used. We set statistical significance at 