Table 3.

Comparison of anthropometric characteristics of participants by groups.

Anthropometric parameter	Group
	Control (N = 59)		P value	Experimental (N = 63)		P value
	Before	After		Before	After
WC (cm)	96.0 ± 15.9	95.1 ± 15.7	0.425	98.3 ± 14.6	95.9 ± 15.8	0.030
BMI (kg/m2)	29.9 ± 7.2	28.0 ± 6.1	0.212	31.4 ± 6.9	28.0 ± 5.8	0.027
Visceral fat	9.8 ± 4.2	10.0 ± 3.9	0.325	10.4 ± 3.2	9.9 ± 3.0	0.013
Metabolic age (years)	59.1 ± 16.6	58.9 ± 15.8	0.820	61.6 ± 13.4	59.3 ± 13.0	0.010
Anthropometric parameter	Before intervention		P value	After intervention		P value
	Control	Experimental		Control	Experimental
WC (cm)	96.0 ± 15.9	98.3 ± 14.6	0.412	95.1 ± 15.7	95.8 ± 15.8	0.785
BMI (kg/m2)	29.9 ± 7.2	31.4 ± 6.9	0.275	28.0 ± 6.1	28.0 ± 5.8	0.920
Visceral fat	9.8 ± 4.2	10.4 ± 3.2	0.405	10.0 ± 3.9	9.9 ± 3.0	0.896
Metabolic age (years)	59.1 ± 16.0	61.6 ± 13.4	0.375	58.9 ± 15.8	59.3 ± 13.3	0.883

Paired t-test was performed. Data are presented as mean ± SD (standard deviation). Bold values are significant at P < 0.05.