Table 2.
Anthropometric and body composition data pre and post-intervention.
| Variable | HIIT group (n = 32) |
MIIT group (n = 22) |
CON group (n = 33) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | |
| Weight (kg) | 116.7 ± 28.1 | 112.7 ± 27.6*** | 101.1 ± 18.1 | 99.1 ± 18.7** | 106.4 ± 20.2 | 103.6 ± 20.9*** |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 38.5 ± 6.8 | 37.1 ± 6.8*** | 35.7 ± 5.0 | 34.9 ± 4.9** | 37.5 ± 5.4 | 36.5 ± 5.8*** |
| Fat mass (kg) | 50.4 ± 15.7 | 46.7 ± 15.1*** | 44.3 ± 10.0 | 42.9 ± 10.1* | 47.9 ± 11.7 | 46.1 ± 13.0** |
| Fat mass (%) | 42.9 ± 7.5 | 41.1 ± 7.8*** | 44.0 ± 7.0 | 43.5 ± 6.9 | 45.2 ± 7.0 | 44.4 ± 7.7* |
| Fat free mass (kg) | 66.3 ± 16.7 | 66.0 ± 17.0 | 56.8 ± 13.0 | 56.2 ± 13.0 | 58.3 ± 13.6 | 57.5 ± 13.3** |
| Total body water (L) | 49.4 ± 12.3 | 49.1 ± 12.4 | 42.5 ± 9.3 | 41.9 ± 9.2* | 43.8 ± 9.8 | 43.0 ± 9.0 |
| Waist (cm) | 117.2 ± 20.0 | 110.8 ± 17.9*** | 109.0 ± 12.4 | 105.3 ± 12.1** | 110.3 ± 12.3 | 109.3 ± 13.3 |
Values are expressed as mean ± SD. HIIT high-intensity interval training group, MIIT moderate-intensity interval training group, CON control group, BMI body mass index. *(p < 0.05), **(p < 0.01), ***(p < 0.001), significantly different from pre-intervention.