Table 1.

Anthropometric characteristic before (PRE), and after 3 months (POST) of weight management program in combined training (COMB) and high-intensity interval training (HIIT) groups.

	COMB (n: 18)						HIIT (n: 16)						P
	PRE			POST			PRE			POST			G	T	G x T
Age (y)	40.3	±	6.9				38.3	±	7.1				0.434
Height (m)	1.76	±	0.07				1.77	±	0.07				0.750
Body mass (kg)	106.6	±	16.0	104.0	±	16.0a	103.8	±	9.3	100.2	±	9.6a	0.489	0.001	0.345
BMI (kg m−2)	34.5	±	5.3	33.6	±	5.2a	33.2	±	2.3	32.1	±	2.6a	0.352	0.001	0.389
Waist circumference (cm)	106.6	±	10.8	104.1	±	11.3a	103.6	±	6.2	101.3	±	6.3a	0.363	0.001	0.843
Hip circumference (cm)	112.9	±	7.9	112.3	±	7.7	111.2	±	4.5	110.5	±	3.7	0.450	0.046	0.813
Waist-to-hip ratio	0.94	±	0.06	0.93	±	0.07a	0.93	±	0.06	0.92	±	0.06a	0.610	0.001	0.732
Fat-free mass (kg)	62.9	±	6.5	63.9	±	6.7	65.7	±	7.8	66.0	±	7.3	0.322	0.110	0.383
Fat Mass (kg)	43.6	±	10.2	40.1	±	10.2a	38.1	±	4.7	34.2	±	4.7a	0.052	0.001	0.623
Fat Mass (%)	40.5	±	3.5	37.7	±	4.1a	36.8	±	3.7	34.2	±	3.2a	0.006	0.001	0.838

All values are presented as mean ± standard deviation.

BMI: body mass index.

G: group effect, T: time effect; G × T: groups × time effect.

^aSignificantly different from PRE, P < 0.05.