Table 1.

Physical characteristics of the subjects (n=25; EX [n=13], TRAD [n=12])

Variable	Group	Mean±SD	Range	t-test	P-value
Age (yr)	EX	27.46±5.81	19.00–39.00	0.102	0.919
	TRAD	27.25±4.33	19.00–34.00
Height (cm)	EX	170.46±4.96	160.00–180.00	−2.012	0.056
	TRAD	174.17±4.17	166.00–182.00
Weight (kg)	EX	79.31±12.64	62.3–100.40	−2.008	0.057
	TRAD	89.18±11.87	75.50–112.00
BMI (kg/m2)	EX	26.55±3.59	22.80–33.50	−0.982	0.336
	TRAD	27.93±3.37	24.20–33.80
Fat (%)	EX	12.48±4.27	7.30–22.80	−1.430	0.166
	TRAD	15.39±5.83	5.90–23.90
FM (kg)	EX	10.02±4.83	4.51–21.59	−1.509	0.145
	TRAD	13.49±6.59	4.27–24.14
LBM (kg)	EX	67.37±9.08	57.29–83.66	−1.193	0.248
	TRAD	70.82±4.91	64.62–81.48
VO2max (mL/kg/min)	EX	43.57±9.48	28.00–58.70	0.391	0.700
	TRAD	42.23±7.51	32.20–57.60
VO2max (L/min)	EX	3.67±0.42	2.91–4.17	−1.686	0.105
	TRAD	3.95±0.42	3.32–4.69

SD, standard deviation; EX, experimental group (6%±2% weight reduction); TRAD, traditional group (16%±4% weight reduction); BMI, body mass index; FM, fat mass; LBM, lean body mass; VO_2max, maximum oxygen uptake.

This table indicates baseline difference between groups.