Table 2.
Change in body composition and anthropometric assessments baseline and after training (mean ± SD).
| Variable | NWCG (n = 10) |
AOG (n = 10) |
Time × group interaction |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | After training | Baseline | After training | F | p | |
| Weight (kg) | 52.92 ± 3.58 | 53.29 ± 3.53 | 60.28 ± 5.42∗ | 59.85 ± 6.73 | 1.045 | 0.302 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 20.54 ± 0.81 | 20.61 ± 0.77 | 23.24 ± 1.94∗ | 23.01 ± 2.48 | 0.860 | 0.366 |
| Body fat (%) | 26.13 ± 0.91 | 25.79 ± 1.00 | 31.23 ± 4.42∗ | 30.58 ± 3.37 | 0.148 | 0.71 |
| Resting SBP (mmHg) | 104.85 ± 5.08 | 104.20 ± 7.67 | 109.45 ± 12.37 | 110.95 ± 9.01 | 0.614 | 0.44 |
| Resting DBP (mmHg) | 63.05 ± 3.88 | 61.15 ± 4.09 | 67.15 ± 6.16 | 67.10 ± 6.26 | 0.204 | 0.66 |
| Resting Pulse (beat/min) | 73.15 ± 10.30 | 73.45 ± 8.12 | 83.65 ± 7.05 | 75.70 ± 7.31# | 5.791 | 0.03 |
| Waist Circumference (cm) | 75.62 ± 2.24 | 74.28 ± 3.39 | 83.94 ± 3.13∗ | 82.86 ± 3.92 | 0.069 | 0.80 |
| Hip Circumference (cm) | 91.84 ± 3.51 | 92.49 ± 2.76 | 98.70 ± 3.66∗ | 98.50 ± 4.22 | 1.216 | 0.29 |
| W/H Ratio | 0.80 ± 0.04 | 0.79 ± 0.41 | 0.92 ± 0.23 | 0.90 ± 0.16 | 0.027 | 0.872 |
∗p < 0.05, compared with corresponding values in NWCG group; #p < 0.05, compared with baseline values within AOG group. Abbreviations: BMI = body mass index; SBP = systolic blood pressure; DBP = diastolic blood pressure. W/H Ratio = Waist Circumference/Hip Circumference ratio; NWCG = Normal waist circumference group; AOG = Abdominal Obesity group.