Table 1. Anthropometric and physiological characteristics pre- and post-exercise intervention
Variable |
Pre |
Post |
d |
X |
(SD) |
X |
(SD) |
Weight (kg) |
125.5 |
(12.1) |
126.5 |
(11.0) |
.09 |
Waist (cm) |
123.6 |
(9.5) |
124.0 |
(10.0) |
.04 |
BMI (kg·m2) |
39.3 |
(4.1) |
39.0 |
(4.6) |
.08 |
Waist:Height Ratio |
0.69 |
(.10) |
.69 |
(.07) |
.06 |
Visceral Fat (cm) |
4.34 |
(2.51) |
3.65 |
(1.11) |
.36 |
VO2max (ml·kg-1·min-1) |
28.4 |
(10.5) |
32.2 |
(7.0) |
.43 |
HR (b·min-1) |
69.8 |
(22.8) |
67.2 |
(18.5) |
.13 |
cPP (mmHg) |
38.7 |
(7.3) |
38.3 |
(5.0) |
.06 |
AIx (%) |
27.0 |
(6.9) |
30.3 |
(2.4) |
.65 |
β |
3.01 |
(.73) |
2.87 |
(.84) |
.18 |
BMI, body mass index; VO
2max, maximal oxygen uptake; cSBP, central systolic blood pressure cPP, central pulse pressure; AIx, augmentation index; β, beta stiffness index; d = Cohen’s d effect size