Table 2. Changes in obesity indices and blood pressure with 12-week exercise training.
| Measured Variable | Group | Pretest | Posttest | ∆score |
| Weight (kg) | Exercise | 86.2±5.2 | 83.3±3.0†† | −2.9±3.2 |
| CON | 82.3±6.2 | 83.0±6.6 | 0.7±1.8 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | Exercise | 25.7±1.5 | 24.8±0.8†† | −0.8±0.9 |
| CON | 24.7±1.4 | 24.9±1.4 | 0.2±0.5 | |
| WC (cm) | Exercise | 94.0±7.6 | 88.5±8.1††† | −5.4±2.8*** |
| CON | 92.3±6.7 | 92.4±6.8 | 0.1±0.8 | |
| WHR | Exercise | 0.94±0.03 | 0.89±0.04†† | −0.05±0.05** |
| CON | 0.96±0.04 | 0.96±0.06 | 0.01±0.03 | |
| SBP (mmHg) | Exercise | 133.7±12.8 | 127.9±5.4 | −5.8±9.3 |
| CON | 131.3±15.6 | 132.1±17.5 | 0.8±7.2 | |
| DBP (mmHg) | Exercise | 87.1±10.4 | 82.4±4.5 | −4.6±8.8 |
| CON | 85.7±11.2 | 86.1±11.8 | 0.4±5.1 | |
| MAP (mmHg) | Exercise | 102.6±10.6 | 97.6±4.2 | −5.0±8.4 |
| CON | 100.9±12.4 | 101.4±13.4 | 0.5±5.3 |
Data are means±SD, ∆score = change in the score * p value of paired t-test (*: p<0.05, **: p<0.01, ***: p<0.001), † p value of two-way ANOVA test (group×time, †: p<0.05, ††: p<0.01, †††: p<0.001), BMI: body mass index, WC: waist circumference, WHR: waist to hip ratio, SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, MAP: mean arterial pressure