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. 2023 Mar 19;15(6):1768–1790. doi: 10.18632/aging.204597

Table 3. Mean body mass index (BMI; kg/m2) of participants across the different age brackets, after 4-weekly or 8-weekly PEMF therapy.

4-weekly PEMF (All) (35–55) (56–65) (66–75) (76–91)
Number of subjects 42 7 5 18 12
PEMF Therapy Pre Post Pre Post Pre Post Pre Post Pre Post
Weight (kg) 59.7 59.6 64.3 64.0 51.9 51.7 61.2 61.0 58.4 58.5
Std. Deviation 12.5 12.3 14.0 14.4 3.8 3.4 11.9 11.5 15.6 15.3
BMI (kg/m2) 23.25 23.21 23.91 23.80 20.88 20.81 23.60 23.53 23.31 23.39
Std. Deviation 4.03 3.99 5.02 5.20 1.66 1.45 3.76 3.64 4.55 4.49
Minimum 17.00 17.31 18.90 18.50 19.50 19.46 17.60 18.13 17.00 17.31
Maximum 33.10 33.21 32.70 32.48 23.30 22.84 33.10 33.21 32.30 32.34
Range 16.10 15.90 13.80 13.98 3.80 3.38 15.50 15.08 15.30 15.03
8-weekly PEMF (All) (35–55) (56–65) (66–75) (76–91)
Number of subjects 33 4 4 17 8
PEMF Therapy Pre Post Pre Post Pre Post Pre Post Pre Post
Weight (kg) 60.5 60.2 60.5 60.2 52.9 52.5 60.8 60.6 63.6 63.3
Std. Deviation 11.3 11.2 7.5 8.6 3.5 3.6 12.2 11.7 13.2 13.3
BMI (kg/m2) 23.56 23.44 22.20 22.11 21.08 20.89 23.67 23.57 25.25 25.11
Std. Deviation 3.76 3.67 3.03 3.59 1.85 1.74 3.82 3.61 4.24 4.11
Minimum 17.60 17.88 20.20 19.61 19.50 19.42 17.60 17.88 19.60 19.43
Maximum 33.10 32.64 26.70 27.43 23.30 23.09 33.10 32.64 32.30 31.67
Range 15.50 14.76 6.50 7.82 3.80 3.67 15.50 14.76 12.70 12.24

No significant differences were observed between age brackets at any time of assessment.