Table 2.
Crude means (standard deviation) and estimated changes from baseline (∆) for anthropometric variables during the follow-up
| 4 week | 8 week | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Control = 20; Intervention = 21) | (Control = 20; Intervention = 21) | |||||
| Mean (DP) | ∆a | p a | Mean (DP) | ∆a | p a | |
| Weight (kg) | ||||||
| Control | 67.9 (11.6) | +0.43 | 68.7 (10.2) | +0.52 | ||
| Intervention | 68.2 (13.7) | +0.46 | 0.946 | 69.9 (13.4) | +0.84 | 0.386 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | ||||||
| Control | 28.1 (5.2) | +0.18 | 28.4 (4.7) | +0.36 | ||
| Intervention | 26.7 (4.7) | 0.00 | 0.438 | 27.2 (4.5) | +0.21 | 0.542 |
| Arm circumference (cm) | ||||||
| Control | 29.6 (5.0) | +0.04 | 29.9 (4.6) | +0.16 | ||
| Intervention | 28.1 (4.2) | +0.03 | 0.986 | 28.6 (3.7) | +0.33 | 0.703 |
| Tricipital skinfold thickness (mm) | ||||||
| Control | 18.4 (9.9) | −0.29 | 18.5 (10.1) | −0.17 | ||
| Intervention | 15.7 (8.2) | +0.26 | 0.057 | 15.1 (7.6) | +0.14 | 0.261 |
| Arm circumference (cm) | ||||||
| Control | 23.3 (2.3) | 0.00 | 24.0 (2.8) | +0.48 | ||
| Intervention | 23.6 (2.9) | +0.09 | 0.840 | 23.8 (2.7) | +0.08 | 0.323 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | ||||||
| Control | 87.1 (9.5) | −0.28 | 88.1 (8.5) | +0.59 | ||
| Intervention | 88.2 (12.7) | +0.20 | 0.263 | 89.1 (12.6) | +0.12 | 0.259 |
| Hip circumference (cm) | ||||||
| Control | 100.3 (10.1) | −0.25 | 101.3 (9.1) | +0.11 | ||
| Intervention | 99.0 (10.6) | +0.29 | 0.213 | 100.1 (10.1) | +0.59 | 0.258 |
aLinear mixed models include time, group and time x group interaction adjusted for baseline values