Table 7 Mean difference of anthropometric and laboratory characteristics before and after the intervention according to compliance with physical exercise
Mean difference in the variables (after-before) intervention | No exercise, n = 41 | Irregular exercise, n = 44 | Regular exercise, n = 10 | Sig. F | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Weight (kg) | − 9.48 | − 9.59 | − 7.23 | 0.963 | 0.385 |
Body mass index, kg/m2 | − 3.58 | − 3.65 | − 2.75 | 0.947 | 0.392 |
Waist circumference, cm | − 8.32 | − 8.66 | − 6.90 | 0.576 | 0.564 |
Waist-hip ratio (WHR) | − 0.032 | − 0.026 | − 0.029 | 0.096 | 0.908 |
Waist-height ratio (WHtR) | − 0.051 | − 0.053 | − 0.043 | 0.565 | 0.570 |
Body fat percentage | − 3.27 | − 4.20 | − 2.77 | 1.786 | 0.173 |
Body muscle percentage | 1.44 | 2.04 | 1.33 | 1.602 | 0.207 |
Body water percentage | 2.39 | 3.06 | 2.03 | 1.817 | 0.168 |
Serum total adiponectin (μg/ml) | 5.34 | 5.03 | 5.54 | 0.046 | 0.955 |
Fasting serum glucose (mg/dl) | − 1.59 | − 0.89 | 0.00 | 0.068 | 0.935 |
Fasting serum insulin (μIU/ml) | − 3.19 | − 2.36 | − 1.35 | 1.013 | 0.367 |
HOMA-IR | − 0.41 | − 0.30 | − 0.18 | 1.021 | 0.364 |