Table II

Changes in anthropometric indices and metabolic syndrome components

At baselineAt week 16Change
VariablesGroupx̅±SDx̅±SDPaired t-test p-valuex̅±SDStudent’s t-test p-value
Anthropometric indices
Body weight (kg)Int.75.5±10.867.9±10.9<0.001***−7.6±2.9<0.001***
 Con.77.5±9.576.8±9.80.005**−0.7±1.4 
BMI (kg/m2)Int.31.9±3.728.7±3.9<0.001***−3.2±1.2<0.001***
 Con.32.8±3.932.5±4.10.005*0.9±1.8 
Waist–hip ratioInt.0.90±0.10.86±0.1<0.001***−0.0±0.0<0.001***
 Con.0.89±0.60.89±0.10.3910.0±0.0 
Body fat (%)Int.38.5±3.034.8±4.1<0.001***−3.7±2.1<0.001***
 Con.39.0±3.338.9±3.00.366−0.1±2.0 
Visceral fatInt.14.8±4.910.9±4.6<0.001***−3.9±1.7<0.001***
 Con.15.8±5.615.7±5.60.213−0.1±1.0 
Fat-free mass (%)Int.22.6±1.524.1±1.9<0.001***1.5±1.0<0.001***
 Con.22.4±1.622.5±1.60.1210.1±0.6 
Metabolic syndrome components
WC (cm)Int.100.6±8.289.5±9.1<0.001***−11.1±4.8<0.001***
 Con.101.1±7.799.2±7.80.001**−1.9±3.2 
FBS (mg/dl)Int.99.3±15.995.0±7.20.034*−4.3±12.10.004**
 Con.98.2±11.0102.9±19.20.0254.7±12.6 
Triglyceride (mg/dl)Int.160.5±138.4110.6±51.00.015*−49.9±111.80.062
 Con.170.0±92.1158.0±94.10.162−12.0±65.3 
HDL-C (mg/dl)Int.51.6±13.549.6±10.40.145−2.0±10.00.235
 Con.50.0±9.549.6±10.50.375−0.4±6.6 
Systolic BP (mmHg)Int.116.7±9.7109.3±8.9<0.001***−7.4±6.80.009**
 Con.116.8±13.0114.7±10.10.254−2.1±9.6 
Diastolic BP (mmHg)Int.74.3±8.569.1±8.1<0.001***−5.2±5.80.011*
 Con.73.1±8.271.9±8.80.394−1.2±7.2 

Notes: Int., intervention group (n=29); Con., control group (n=30); BMI, body mass index; FBS, fasting blood sugar; HDL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; BP, blood pressure. *p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001

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