Table II.

Comparison of anthropometric indices between the study groups

Criteria	Healthy (n=25)	PMS (n=23)	p-value
BMI	21.19 ± 0.61	22.90 ± 0.67	0.7
Body fat percent (%)	30.24 ± 1.27	34.29 ± 1.39	0.08
Muscle mass (%)	27.24 ± 0.50	25.58 ± 0.48	0.04*
Visceral fat (%)	4.00 ±0.20	3.43 ±0.25	0.08
Waist (cm)	82.78 ±1.84	77.44 ±1.64	0.07
Hip (cm)	98.48 ±1.18	90.56 ± 0.98	0.06

BMI: Body mass index

^*P<0.05 PMS vs. healthy group, Independent t-test was used Data are shown as mean ± SEM.