Table 4.

Measures of metabolic syndrome risk factors (MSRF) pre and post weight loss interventions^a

Intervention				Comparison of change (p)
	Strength + Diet	Aerobic + Diet	Diet only	Within groups	Between groups
Waist Circ(cm)
Before	102.8 ±15.6	98.0 ±14.0	99.9 ±14.0
After	96.6 ±14.4	91.0 ±12.9	91.8 ±14.0
Change	−6.2 ±3.5	−7.0 ±3.6	−8.0 ±4.7	< 0.0005	NS (0.91)
Triglycerides(mg/ dL)
Before	124.9 ±89.0	123.4 ±72.3	104.5 ±58.9
After	108.2 ±57.0	99.8 ±89.0	81.8 ±42.5
Change	−16.7 ±81.2	−23.6 ±97.78	−22.7 ±55.8	0.026	NS (0.95)
HDLChol(mg/dL)
Before	49.0 ±11.5	51.4 ±15	50.0 ±12.2
After	42.7 ±8.8	44.9 ±9.8	42.5 ±8.6
Change	−6.3 ±7.6	−6.5 ±11	−7.6 ±8.8	< 0.0005	NS (0.86)
Systolic BP(mmHg)
Before	114.4 ±12	118.1 ±10.4	115.3 ±11.2
After	109.5 ±9.2	110.7 ±11.4	111.2 ±9.1
Change	−4.9 ±12.2	−7.5 ±9.1	−4.1 ±9.9	< 0.0005	NS (0.53)
Diastolic BP(mmHg)
Before	75.9 ±12.4	77.2 ±8.2	76.7 ±7.8
After	70.3 ±9.9	73.3 ±7.1	72.4 ±7.9
Change	−5.5 ±9.5	−3.9 ±7.7	−4.3 ±8.0	< 0.0005	NS (0.84)
Glucose(mg/dL)
Before	95.4 ±20.6	90.8 ±8.4	92.45 ±13.0
After	89.7 ±11.0	86.0 ±7.7	91.7 ±11.9
Change	−5.7 ±13.7	−4.8 ±8.5	−0.1 ±12.1	0.007	NS (0.18)