Table 3.
Body measurement changes and analysis results of the groups for 6 weeks (two-way mixed analysis of variance results)
| Variable | Group | 0 Week | 1 Week | 2 Weeks | 3 Weeks | 4 Weeks | 5 Weeks | 6 Weeks | F | P-value | |
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| Weight (kg) | EX | 79.3±12.6 | 78.1±12.7 | 77.4±12.7 | 76.7±12.6 | 76.0±12.7 | 75.2±12.6 | 74.5±12.2 | T | 103.376 | 0.000 |
| TRAD | 89.2±11.9 | 86.4±11.3 | 84.3±10.8 | 82.4±10.9 | 80.7±11.5 | 78.9±11.5 | 77.1±11.6 | G | 1.552 | 0.225 | |
| T×G | 18.782 | 0.000 | |||||||||
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| Body water (%) | EX | 49.4±7.6 | 49.7±7.7 | 50.0±7.8 | 50.3±7.9 | 50.5±7.9 | 50.6±8.0 | 50.8±7.9 | T | 0.335 | 0.909 |
| TRAD | 53.9±5.5 | 53.6±5.6 | 53.3±5.8 | 53.0±5.8 | 52.8±5.6 | 52.7±5.6 | 52.5±5.5 | G | 1.177 | 0.289 | |
| T×G | 7.169 | 0.001 | |||||||||
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| Fat (%) | EX | 12.5±4.3e,f,g) | 11.4±3.0 | 10.0±1.9 | 9.1±1.4f,g) | 8.6±1.3c,f,g) | 8.3±1.3h) | 7.9±1.3h) | T | 7.877 | 0.000 |
| TRAD | 15.4±5.8h) | 13.5±4.9h) | 12.1±4.4h) | 10.9±3.7a,b,c) | 9.8±3.0a,b,c) | 9.2±2.8a,b,c) | 8.8±2.9a,b,c) | G | 2.045 | 0.166 | |
| T×G | 0.719 | 0.640 | |||||||||
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| BMI (kg/m2) | EX | 27.2±3.8 | 26.9±3.7 | 26.6±3.6 | 26.4±3.5 | 26.2±3.5 | 26.1±3.4 | 26.3±3.3 | T | 12.305 | 0.000 |
| TRAD | 29.3±3.6 | 28.5±3.3 | 27.9±3.4 | 27.6±3.4 | 27.3±3.4 | 27.3±3.4 | 26.9±3.4 | G | 0.891 | 0.355 | |
| T×G | 2.972 | 0.034 | |||||||||
Values are presented as mean±standard deviation.
EX, experimental group (6%±2% weight reduction); TRAD, traditional group (16%±4% weight reduction); G, group; T, time; G×T, interaction effect; BMI, body mass index.
a)
0 week.
b)
1 week.
c)
2 weeks.
d)
3 weeks.
e)
4 weeks.
f)
5 weeks.
g)
6 weeks.
h)
All weeks.