Table 5.
Health parameters in exercise and control groups per measurement (Mean ± Standard deviation).
| Variables | Group | Baseline Measurement | Final Measurement |
Interaction Effect |
Mean % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body mass (kg) | EG CG |
80.22 ± 17.71 81.30 ± 18.50 |
80.16 ± 17.75 81.20 ± 18.00 |
F1,38 = 1.65, p = 0.896 |
−0.07 −0.12 |
| Body fat (%) | EG CG |
29.93 ± 6.12 29.96 ± 7.40 |
29.73 ± 6.59 29.85 ± 7.40 |
F1,38 = 1.78, p = 0.828 |
−0.67 −0.37 |
| BP Systolic (mmHg) | EG CG |
122.40 ± 15.00 123.00 ± 18.00 |
114.10 ± 11.00 *# 124.00 ± 15.00 |
F1,38 = 22.00, p < 0.001 |
−7.31 † +0.81 |
| BP Diastolic (mmHg) | EG CG |
84.00 ± 10.10 85.00 ± 12.00 |
75.00 ± 9.50 *# 84.00 ± 10.00 |
F1,38 = 25.56, p < 0.001 |
−12 † −1.19 |
BP: blood pressure; CG: control group; EG: exercise group. Where * p < 0.001, there is a statistically significant difference between baseline and final measurements in the EG; # p < 0.001 = statistically significant difference between the EG and CG in the final measurement; † p < 0.001 = statistically significant difference between the EG and CG in the percentage change.