Table 2. Effect of exercise on anthropometric parameters of normal weight (NWG), overweight (OVG) and obese (OBG) groups.

	NWG	OVG	OBG	p
Weight (kg)
0	58 ± 3	70 ± 5 a	86 ± 5 a b	<0.001
6	58 ± 4	70 ± 6 a	86 ± 8 a b	<0.001
12	59 ± 6	70 ± 6 a	85 ± 12 a b	<0.001
p	ns	ns	ns
BMI (kg/m 2 )
0	22 ± 0	27 ± 0 a	34 ± 3 a b	<0.001
6	22 ± 1	27 ± 0 a	34 ± 4 a b	<0.001
12	23 ± 2	27 ± 0 a	34 ± 5 a b	<0.001
p	ns	ns	ns
Lean mass (kg)
0	42 ± 1	47 ± 3 a	53 ± 1 a b	<0.05
6	43 ± 3	46 ± 3	52 ± 4 a b	<0.01
12	42 ± 2	46 ± 4	53 ± 5 a b	<0.01
p	ns	ns	ns
Fat Mass (kg)
0	16 ± 2	24 ± 3 a	33 ± 4 a b	<0.001
6	15 ± 1	24 ± 3 a	33 ± 3 a b	<0.001
12	16 ± 3	24 ± 2 a	33 ± 7 a b	<0.001
p	ns	ns	ns
% of fat mass
0	28 ± 2	34 ± 1 a	38 ± 1 a b	<0.001
6	27 ± 2	34 ± 1 a	38 ± 1 a b	<0.001
12	28 ± 2	34 ± 1 a	38 ± 1 a b	<0.001
p	ns	ns	ns

The values presented are the mean ± standard error of mean for 32 normal weight, 59 overweight and 52 obese.

^a comparison to NWG

^b comparison to OVG.