Table 1.
Characteristics of 16 preobese subjects at baseline and end of study
| Characteristic | Baseline (week 0) M ± SD |
End of study (week 22) M ± SD |
Difference (week 22 – week 0) M ± SD |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight (kg) | 76.69 ± 7.91 | 68.65 ± 7.78 | −8.04 ± 2.31** | −10.5% |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 28.22 ± 0.91 | 25.25 ± 1.19 | −2.92 ± 0.85** | −10.3% |
| Percent body fat | 28.13 ± 4.95 | 23.69 ± 4.95 | −4.44 ± 2.00** | −15.8% |
| HR (bpm) | 77.44 ± 4.15 | 74.88 ± 3.42 | −2.56 ± 2.85* | −3.3% |
| SBP (mmHg) | 125.38 ± 5.10 | 130.25 ± 9.60 | 4.88 ± 11.24 | 3.9% |
| DBP (mmHg) | 81.88 ± 2.68 | 83.38 ± 3.70 | 1.50 ± 4.41 | 1.8% |
*
Notes: P < 0.005;
**
P < 0.0001.
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; HR, heart rate; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; M, median; SD, standard deviation.