Body characteristics before and after six week programme of dietary control, with or without exercise training
| Training | Non-training | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | After | Change (after − before) | Before | After | Change (after − before) | |
| Results expressed as mean (SD). | ||||||
| BMI, body mass index. | ||||||
| *p<0.05 compared to before; **p<0.05 for comparison between changes in the two groups. | ||||||
| Number | 41 (27/14) | 41 (27/14) | ||||
| Height (cm) | 145.9 (6.6) | 147.4 (6.9)* | 1.4 (0.9) | 143.3 (6.5) | 145.1 (6.9)* | 1.8 (1.2) |
| Weight (kg) | 54.6 (9.1) | 55.2 (9.5) | 0.6 (1.5) | 51.0 (8.7) | 50.9 (8.2) | −0.1 (2.2) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.5 (3.1) | 25.3 (3.1) | −0.2 (1.5) | 24.6 (2.9) | 24.1 (2.7) | −0.5 (0.9) |
| Fat mass (kg) | 21.2 (5.3) | 21.2 (5.6) | −0.03 (1.1) | 19.3 (4.1) | 19.3 (4.1) | 0.01 (0.9) |
| Fat free mass (kg) | 34.2 (5.1) | 35.0 (5.1)* | 0.8 (1.1) | 32.4 (5.1) | 32.6 (4.7) | 0.3 (1.2)** |
| Fat/total mass (%) | 37.9 (4.1) | 37.3 (4.2)* | −0.7 (1.5) | 37.2 (3.3) | 36.9 (3.3) | −0.2 (1.4) |