Table 4.

Physiological changes, comparing baseline with course end measures for overweight or obese participants.

	n	mean change (%)	95% confidence interval	Standard deviation	P
Adults obese and overweight
Body fat %	66	−1.75%	(−3.08–−0.41)	5.53%	0.010
BMI	67	−0.78%	(−1.41–−0.14)	2.65%	0.016
Waist circumference	67	−1.95%	(−2.82–−1.06)	3.68%	<0.001
Hip circumference	63	−1.32%	(−1.99–−0.64)	2.73%	<0.001
Heart rate	67	−1.94%	(−4.97–1.1)	12.70%	0.212
Systolic blood pressure	65	−3.68%	(−6.83–−0.53)	12.96%	0.022
Diastolic blood pressure	65	−2.34%	(−5.51–0.84)	13.10%	0.151
Expiratory volume	68	7.56%	(3.31–11.8)	17.85%	<0.001
Visceral fat	48	−0.68%	(−4.7–3.34)	14.23%	0.741
TWB%	48	1.26%	(0.53–1.98)	2.57%	0.001
Children obese and overweight
Body fat %	57	−3.20%	(−6.15–−0.25)	11.36%	0.033
BMI percentile	54	−1.82%	(−3.14–−0.5)	4.95%	0.007
Waist circumference	57	−1.56%	(−2.54–−0.58)	3.77%	0.002
Heart rate	50	−6.24%	(−11.56–−0.91)	19.22%	0.022
Systolic blood pressure	48	2.94%	(−2.81–8.69)	20.35%	0.317
Diastolic blood pressure	48	6.11%	(−2.84–15.06)	31.65%	0.181
Expiratory volume	58	9.13%	(5.35–12.9)	14.67%	<0.001