Table 2.

Within and between group analysis of weight, body mass index, abdominal circumference, and blood pressure

Measured variables	Experimental group	Control group	p-value between groups	F-value between groups	η2
Weight (kg)
Post-treatment	86.36 ± 4.2	91.93 ± 5.71	0.0001*	18.48	0.24
p-value (within)	0.0001*	0.001*
MD	10.03	5.33
95% CI	8.54 to 11.52	3.84 to 6.82
Body mass index (kg/m2)
Post-treatment	29.86 ± 1.85	32.1 ± 2.04	0.001*	19.71	0.25
p-value	0.001*	0.003*
MD	3.46	1.9
95% CI	2.94 to 3.99	1.37 to 2.42
Abdominal circumference (cm)
Post-treatment	103.9 ± 5.6	109.63 ± 6.37	0.0001*	13.69	0.19
p-value (within-group)	0.0001*	0.001*
MD	10.13	6.3
95% CI	8.74 to 11.52	4.91 to 7.68
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)
Post-treatment	160.86 ± 3.28	164.26 ± 3.48	0.0001*	15.11	0.21
p-value	0.001*	0.001*
MD	6.53	4.13
95% CI	5.67 to 7.39	3.27 to 4.99
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)
Post-treatment	90.56 ± 3.5	93.9 ± 1.44	0.0001*	23.23	0.28
p-value	0.001*	0.001*
MD	8.03	3.8
95% CI	6.99 to 9.07	2.75 to 4.84

P value less than 0.05

SD standard deviation, p-value significance level, MD mean difference, cm centimeter, mm Hg millimeter of mercury

^*Significant difference