Benefits of different intensity of aerobic exercise in modulating body composition among obese young adults: a pilot randomized controlled trial

Chiu, Chih-Hui; Ko, Ming-Chen; Wu, Long-Shan; Yeh, Ding-Peng; Kan, Nai-Wen; Lee, Po-Fu; Hsieh, Jenn-Woei; Tseng, Ching-Yu; Ho, Chien-Chang

doi:10.1186/s12955-017-0743-4

Table 2 The comparison of body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness measurements following 12-week walking programs

From: Benefits of different intensity of aerobic exercise in modulating body composition among obese young adults: a pilot randomized controlled trial

Variables	HITG (n = 12)			MITG (n = 12)			LITG (n = 12)			CG (n = 12)
	Baseline	Week 12	P-value	Baseline	Week 12	P-value	Baseline	Week 12	P-value	Baseline	Week 12	P-value
Body weight (kg)	84.38 ± 2.71	77.66 ± 2.33	< 0.0001	92.12 ± 3.89	87.15 ± 3.51	< 0.0001	87.53 ± 4.62	84.60 ± 4.50	< 0.0001	89.83 ± 4.38	90.57 ± 4.40	0.138
BMI (kg/m²)	29.43 ± 0.56	27.08 ± 0.39	< 0.0001	31.78 ± 0.99	30.08 ± 0.91	< 0.0001	30.70 ± 0.99	29.67 ± 0.94	< 0.0001	30.38 ± 0.86	30.64 ± 0.88	0.127
WC (cm)	97.42 ± 2.08	88.04 ± 1.88	< 0.0001	103.83 ± 2.65	95.92 ± 2.18	< 0.0001	99.38 ± 2.50	94.12 ± 2.36	< 0.0001	98.79 ± 2.86	99.25 ± 2.81	0.298
HC (cm)	109.96 ± 1.66	109.00 ± 1.77	0.004	115.25 ± 1.97	113.92 ± 1.66	0.034	113.58 ± 2.44	112.21 ± 2.00	0.054	111.83 ± 1.69	112.67 ± 1.72	0.277
WHR	0.89 ± 0.01	0.81 ± 0.01	< 0.0001	0.90 ± 0.01	0.84 ± 0.01	< 0.0001	0.88 ± 0.02	0.84 ± 0.02	< 0.0001	0.88 ± 0.01	0.88 ± 0.01	0.560
WHtR	0.58 ± 0.01	0.52 ± 0.01	< 0.0001	0.61 ± 0.02	0.57 ± 0.01	< 0.0001	0.59 ± 0.01	0.56 ± 0.01	< 0.0001	0.58 ± 0.01	0.58 ± 0.01	0.282
Percent body fat (%)	34.50 ± 1.78	30.53 ± 1.60	< 0.0001	38.55 ± 2.09	35.64 ± 1.95	< 0.0001	39.89 ± 2.40	38.19 ± 2.37	< 0.0001	33.32 ± 1.07	33.54 ± 1.20	0.361
Fat mass (kg)	29.04 ± 1.70	23.60 ± 1.29	< 0.0001	35.35 ± 2.24	30.99 ± 2.05	< 0.0001	35.02 ± 2.97	32.40 ± 2.79	< 0.0001	30.03 ± 1.99	30.48 ± 2.07	0.054
Fat-free mass (kg)	55.34 ± 2.47	54.06 ± 2.28	0.010	56.77 ± 3.34	56.16 ± 2.94	0.238	52.51 ± 3.53	52.20 ± 3.48	0.067	59.80 ± 2.77	60.09 ± 2.78	0.500
CEI	56.82 ± 3.12	64.24 ± 3.26	< 0.0001	52.16 ± 1.24	57.04 ± 1.27	< 0.0001	51.50 ± 1.93	54.69 ± 1.85	< 0.0001	55.30 ± 1.80	54.78 ± 1.71	0.122

Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, CEI cardiorespiratory endurance index, CG control group, HC hip circumference, HITG high-intensity training group, LITG light-intensity training group, MITG moderate-intensity training group, SE standard error, WC waist circumference, WHR waist-to-hip ratio, WHtR waist-to-height ratio. Data are expressed as mean ± SE. Significantly different between baseline and week 12 by paired t-test (P < 0.05)

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