Table 1.

Baseline outcomes of the groups.

Variable	Retro walking (n = 49)	Forward walking (n = 53)	t	P value
Age	21.39 ± 1.54	21.28 ± 1.69	0.326	0.745
BMI	33.92 ± 2.80	33.72 ± 3.76	0.305	0.761
WHR	0.89 ± 0.12	0.86 ± 0.07	1.488	0.140
WHtR	0.55 ± 0.08	0.59 ± 0.07	−2.509	0.014∗
CRP	3.73 ± 2.54	3.74 ± 2.24	0.030	0.977
Adiponectin	16.02 ± 2.68	14.96 ± 3	1.893	0.061

∗Significant p<0.05.

Abbreviations: BMI: Body Mass Index, WHR: Waist to hip ratio, WHtR: Waist to height ratio, CRP: C-reactive protein.