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. 2021 Feb 1;18(3):1291. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18031291

Table 2.

Body composition between the exercise group and control group at pretest and posttest.

Body Composition Group Time 1 Mean (SD) Time 2 Mean (SD) p (Within Group, T1–T2) p (Between Group, T1) p (Between Group, T2)
Body weight (kg) Control (n = 20) 61.6 (12.1) 61.9 (12.4) 0.865 0.916 0.916
Exercise (n = 20) 60.6 (11.4) 59.9 (11.0) 0.310
BMI (kg/m2) Control (n = 20) 23.1 (3.2) 23.2 (3.3) 0.842 0.158 0.139
Exercise (n = 20) 21.2 (3.4) 21.1 (3.3) 0.866
Body fat percentage Control (n = 20) 25.9 (3.5) 25.8 (2.5) 0.495 0.114 0.002 *
Exercise (n = 20) 25.5 (4) 21.0 (2.8) 0.348
Visceral fat level Control (n = 20) 8.9 (5.1) 8.9 (4.9) 0.803 0.415 0.357
Exercise (n = 20) 6.9 (4.8) 6.7 (4.8) 0.317
Skeletal muscle percentage Control (n = 20) 31.5 (2.9) 31.4 (2.4) 0.865 0.067 0.008 *
Exercise (n = 20) 34.1 (3.4) 34.5 (2.4) * 0.612

* p < 0.05. BMI, Body mass index. Data were presented in mean (SD).