TABLE 5.

Effects of hypoxic training on the body composition of obese rats.

	Group O	Group I	Group C	Group H
Body weight before hypoxic exercise (g)	631.1 ± 31.5	629.2 ± 31.9	630.3 ± 31.6	641.9 ± 33.7
Body weight after hypoxic exercise (g)	561.8 ± 27.3**	559.0 ± 39.7**	534.4 ± 48.3**	704.6 ± 56.2
Perirenal fat weight (g)	1.94 ± 0.67**	2.16 ± 0.69*#	1.38 ± 0.63**	2.90 ± 0.66
Epididymal fat weight (g)	4.84 ± 1.79**	5.09 ± 1.45**	4.17 ± 1.37**	8.24 ± 2.30
BMI	7.71 ± 0.32**	7.60 ± 0.64**	7.24 ± 0.42**	9.20 ± 0.49
Lee’s index	305.63 ± 6.26**	303.60 ± 10.43**	298.71 ± 5.22**	321.56 ± 7.50

Results were compared by one-way ANOVA; all data are presented as means ± SD. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, vs. the rats in group H; ^#p < 0.05, vs. the rats in group C. BMI, body mass index.