Table 3.
Median, interquartile deviation (IQD) values at moment 0 and moment 1 of the control group (CG) and the intervention group (IG). Wilcoxon test (Z value) and comparison values between initial and final moment after 10 intervention sessions.
| Moment 0 |
Moment 1 |
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| Variable | Median | IQD | Median | IQD | Z | p | ||
| Ultrasound (mm) | IG | Subcutaneous fat above the navel | 12.8 | 4.06 | 9.8 | 4.11 | −2.805 | 0.002 |
| Visceral fat above the navel | 5.7 | 1.88 | 3.7 | 0.95 | −2.807 | 0.002 | ||
| Below the navel | 5.7 | 1.88 | 3.7 | 0.95 | −2.701 | 0.004 | ||
| Right ASIS | 8.7 | 1.65 | 7.8 | 1.91 | −1.429 | NS | ||
| Left ASIS | 8.6 | 1.43 | 7.8 | 1.03 | −1.888 | NS | ||
| CG | Subcutaneous fat above the navel | 11.0 | 1.43 | 10.1 | 1.00 | −1.840 | NS | |
| Visceral fat above the navel | 5.8 | 2.53 | 4.2 | 1.98 | −1.899 | NS | ||
| Below the navel | 18.0 | 3.65 | 15.2 | 2.60 | −2.524 | 0.008 | ||
| Right ASIS | 5.6 | 1.83 | 5.0 | 1.68 | −1.185 | NS | ||
| Left ASIS | 5.6 | 1.48 | 5.3 | 1.18 | −0.773 | NS | ||
| Skinfold measurement (mm) | IG | Suprailiac | 17.9 | 2.68 | 16.2 | 1.16 | −2.599 | 0.006 |
| Vertical abdominal | 17.5 | 2.00 | 16.8 | 1.85 | −1.224 | NS | ||
| Horizontal abdominal | 17.1 | 1.45 | 15.4 | 1.80 | −1.682 | NS | ||
| % Body fat | 29.8 | 3.50 | 27.5 | 1.44 | −2.803 | 0.002 | ||
| CG | Suprailiac | 17.9 | 1.70 | 17.4 | 1.18 | −1.304 | NS | |
| Vertical abdominal | 16.8 | 0.64 | 15.6 | 0.92 | −2.547 | 0.008 | ||
| Horizontal abdominal | 15.7 | 0.95 | 15.5 | 0.58 | −1.599 | NS | ||
| % Body fat | 28.3 | 1.95 | 28.3 | 1.20 | −2.547 | 0.008 | ||
| Perimeter (cm) | IG | Waist | 69.5 | 2.93 | 67.8 | 2.32 | −2.601 | 0.006 |
| Above the iliac crests | 75.8 | 3.71 | 75.0 | 2.83 | −0.663 | NS | ||
| Most prominent abdominal point | 84.2 | 3.26 | 83.1 | 3.21 | −2.666 | 0.004 | ||
| Waist to hip ratio | 0.70 | 0.03 | 0.68 | 0.02 | −2.191 | 0.027 | ||
| CG | Waist | 69.3 | 3.37 | 69.0 | 3.60 | −2.666 | 0.004 | |
| Above the iliac crests | 73.6 | 2.03 | 75.0 | 2.93 | −2.073 | 0.039 | ||
| Most prominent abdominal point | 82.5 | 2.01 | 81.2 | 2.04 | −2.547 | 0.008 | ||
| Waist to hip ratio | 0.70 | 0.05 | 0.68 | 0.04 | −0.415 | NS | ||
ASIS, anterior superior iliac spine; NS, not significant.