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Group | VAI | Upper-extremity subcutaneous fat (%) | Lower-extremity subcutaneous fat (%) | Trunk subcutaneous fat (%) | ||||
Before treatment | After treatment | Before treatment | After treatment | Before treatment | After treatment | Before treatment | After treatment | |
VAI: Visceral adiposity index; *P < 0.05 vs before treatment. | ||||||||
Overweight (n=13) | 9.58±2.46 | 8.88±2.23* | 35.78±10.95 | 37.18±10.75 | 33.43±8.98 | 34.27±8.83 | 21.73±5.16 | 22.04±5.14 |
Obese (n=28) | 13.59±2.86 | 11.91±3.21* | 40.49±11.71 | 37.97±11.38* | 38.70±10.06 | 35.89±9.48* | 25.70±6.13 | 24.01±5.93* |
Severe obese (n=22) | 19.69±5.02 | 17.95±5.62* | 42.25±11.26 | 41.24±11.21* | 43.18±10.31 | 40.34±9.97* | 30.00±6.33 | 27.93±6.30* |