Resistance Band Exercise Training Prevents the Progression of Metabolic Syndrome in Obese Postmenopausal Women

Table 2. Participant characteristics. Values are Mean ± SD.

	CON (n = 17)			EX (n = 18)
	Pre	Post	∆	Pre	Post	∆
Age, y	68.2 ± 1.4	-	-	68.2 ± 1.6	-	-
Height, m	1.57 ± 0.04	-	-	1.57 ± 0.05	-	-
Mass, kg	66.2 ± 3.8	66.4 ± 3.9	0.2 ± 0.1	66.3 ± 5.9	64.2 ± 5.8*†	-2.1 ± 0.1
BMI, kg/m²	27.1 ± 1.4	27.1 ± 1.4	0.0 ± 0.0	26.7 ± 3.2	25.9 ± 3.3*†	-0.8 ± 0.1
Body fat, %	37.4 ± 3.9	37.5 ± 4.1	0.1 ± 0.2	36.2 ± 4.5	33.2 ± 4.8*†	-3.0 ± 0.3
Lean body mass, kg	21.4 ± 1.9	21.1 ± 2.2	-0.3 ± 0.3	21.0 ± 2.4	21.7 ± 2.8*†	0.7 ± 0.4
Waist circumference, cm	89.8 ± 9.4	90.3 ± 8.3	0.5 ± 1.1	89.1 ± 7.8	85.7 ± 7.5*†	-3.4 ± 0.3
Systolic BP, mmHg	136.9 ± 3.4	137.4 ± 4.1	0.5 ± 0.7	136.3 ± 4.9	132.4 ± 4.6*†	-3.9 ± 0.3
Diastolic BP, mmHg	81.2 ± 9.7	81.5 ± 9.4	0.3 ± 0.3	80.9 ± 7.8	80.8 ± 7.9	-0.1 ± 0.1

*p < 0.05 different than Pre;† p < 0.05 different than CON.BMI: body mass index, BP: blood pressure, CON: control group, EX: resistance band exercise training group;