Table 3.

Comparison of secondary outcome of body measures before and after 3 months of intervention between both groups.

Variables		Experimental group (n = 19 ♂ &19 ♀)		Paired t-test -	Control group (n = 19 ♂ &19 ♀)		Paired t-test -	PIndep.t-test
		Pre	Post	Value	Pre	Post	Value	value
Weight (kg)		85.41 ± 3.63	74.23 ± 4.02	< 0.001*	84.53 ± 4.23	79.40 ± 5.27	< 0.01*	< 0.001**
BMI (kg/m2)		34.63 ± 2.81	30.20 ± 3.11	< 0.001*	34.47 ± 2.53	32.29 ± 2.78	< 0.01*	< 0.001**
WHR	♂	0.91 ± 1.23	0.85 ± 1.03	< 0.001*	0.92 ± 0.33	0.90 ± 1.11	< 0.01*	< 0.001**
	♀	0.81 ± 0.27	0.75 ± 0.12	< 0.001*	0.82 ± 0.44	0.80 ± 0.37	< 0.01*	< 0.001**

BMI, Body mass index; CRP, C-reactive protein; WHR, Waist-hip ratio; ♂, men; ♀, women.

Data represented as mean ± standard deviation (SD).

*Statistically significant at p < 0.05 according to paired sample t-test.

**Statistically significant at p < 0.05 according to independent sample t-test.