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Table 1 Body composition and anthropometric measures for CONT, StructEx and PBPA at baseline, 4 weeks, 12 weeks and 24 weeks. Values are mean ± SD

From: Points-based physical activity: a novel approach to facilitate changes in body composition in inactive women with overweight and obesity

 

CONT

StructEx

PBPA

Base

4 weeks

12 weeks

24 weeks

Base

4 weeks

12 weeks

24 weeks

Base

4 weeks

12 weeks

24 weeks

WBFM (kg) * L

30.6 ± 8.1

30.3 ± 7.9

30.5 ± 8.5

30.8 ± 7.7

33.7 ± 6.3

33.6 ± 6.1

33.2 ± 6.2

33.0 ± 6.9

31.7 ± 6.7

31.2 ± 6.3

30.3 ± 6.1

29.4 ± 6.7

WBLM (kg) † L

43.4 ± 4.6

43.8 ± 4.8

43.7 ± 4.4

44.2 ± 4.2

46.1 ± 4.0

46.3 ± 4.4

46.5 ± 4.6

46.2 ± 5.3

44.4 ± 5.3

44.4 ± 4.8

44.3 ± 4.6

43.8 ± 5.0

VAT (cm2)

486 ± 238

458 ± 227

477 ± 245

517 ± 246

679 ± 208

669 ± 198

654 ± 205

665 ± 207

543 ± 195

517 ± 166

497 ± 172

489 ± 184

Android fat

(kg) † M

2.30 ± 0.79

2.20 ± 0.78

2.28 ± 0.83

2.39 ± 0.85

2.88 ± 0.78

2.85 ± 0.73d

2.83 ± 0.79

2.80 ± 0.84

2.47 ± 0.76

2.36 ± 0.67

2.27 ± 0.64a

2.19 ± 0.74a,e

Body weight

(kg) † M

76.9 ± 10.9

75.9 ± 11.3

76.2 ± 11.4

76.5 ± 10.9

81.0 ± 9.4

81.1 ± 9.6

80.6 ± 9.7

80.5 ± 11.2

77.5 ± 9.3

76.7 ± 8.5

75.8 ± 8.0

74.2 ± 8.7a,b

Waist circ. (cm)

79.5 ± 11.6

80.9 ± 8.5

81.4 ± 9.5

81.5 ± 8.9

88.8 ± 7.0d

88.8 ± 8.1

87.4 ± 7.6

88.0 ± 9.0

83.6 ± 7.6

83.0 ± 7.0

82.1 ± 6.4

80.8 ± 6.9

Waist:hip

ratio

0.74 ± 0.09

0.78 ± 0.08

0.75 ± 0.07

0.76 ± 0.06

0.82 ± 0.04d

0.82 ± 0.05

0.82 ± 0.05

0.82 ± 0.05

0.78 ± 0.06

0.78 ± 0.06

0.78 ± 0.06

0.78 ± 0.06

  1. WBFM whole body fat mass, WBLM whole body lean mass, VAT visceral adipose tissue
  2. †, significant interaction; *, significant time main effect. S, small effect, 0.01; M, medium effect, 0.06; L, large effect, 0.14
  3. a, significantly different from baseline; b, significantly different from 4 weeks; c, significantly different from 12 weeks; d, significantly different from CONT group; e, significantly different to StructEx
  4. Effect sizes and significance are not shown for VAT, waist circumference and waist:hip ratio due to significant differences at baseline