Table 4.
Changes in body composition measures over the course of the study. Data are means (±SD).
Variables
Groups
Pre-test
4 Week
8 Week
Body Weight (kg)
Stimulation
Males
88.1 (7.0)
88.1 (7.4)
87.6 (7.8)
Females
69.3 (7.0)
69.5 (6.3)
67.0 (6.6)
Overall
78.7 (11.8)
78.8 (11.7)
78.3 (11.9)
Control
Males
83.0 (8.6)
83.7 (8.6)
84.0 (8.9)
Females
67.1 (6.5)
67.1 (6.3)
66.6 (6.0)
Overall
75.0 (11.0)
75.4 (11.3)
75.3 (11.6)
Body Mass Index
Stimulation
Males
28.1 (2.1)
28.1 (2.3)
27.9 (2.4)
Females
25.6 (2.7)
26.0 (2.5)
25.9 (2.6)
Overall
27.0 (2.6)
27.0 (2.6)
26.9 (2.7)
Control
Males
26.5 (2.6)
26.7 (2.5)
26.8 (2.6)
Females
25.3 (2.9)
25.3 (2.9)
25.1 (2.9)
Overall
25.9 (2.8)
26.0 (2.7)
26.0 (2.8)
Umbilical Skinfold(mm)
Stimulation
Males
29.0 (4.1)
28.9 (4.1)
30.0 (3.7)
Females
22.1 (5.0)
22.2 (5.5)
22.9 (5.1)
Overall
25.6 (5.7)
25.6 (5.8)
26.4 (5.7)
Control
Males
28.6 (7.3)
29.3 (7.1)
28.9 (6.9)
Females
22.3 (6.2)
22.5 (5.3)
21.7 (5.7)
Overall
25.4 (7.3)
25.9 (7.0
25.3 (7.1)
Suprailiac Skinfold (mm)
Stimulation
Males
15.4 (3.4)
14.4 (3.3)
15.0 (3.4)
Females
15.8 (5.0)
14.9 (5.0)
15.0 (5.4)
Overall
15.6 (4.2)
14.7 (4.2)
15.0 (4.4)
Control
Males
14.9 (3.4)
14.0 (4.7)
15.0 (3.4)
Females
15.1 (4.8)
15.5 (4.4)
15.4 (3.7)
Overall
15.0 (4.3)
14.8 (4.4)
15.2 (4.0)
Abdominal Circumference (cm)
Stimulation
Males
96.6 (4.6)
96.3 (5.3)
94.1 (6.0)
*
#
Females
82.4 (6.3)
82.3 (5.3)
79.6 (5.4)
*
#
Overall
89.5 (9.0)
89.3 (8.9)
86.9 (9.3)
*
#
Control
Males
91.8 (6.7)
91.7 (7.4)
91.9 (6.9)
Females
81.6 (6.4)
81.5 (8.0)
81.0 (7.3)
Overall
86.7 (8.2)
86.6 (9.1)
86.4 (8.9)
Waist Circumference (cm)
Stimulation
Males
101.2 (4.2)
99.8 (5.0)
97.9 (5.5)
*
#
Females
92.2 (5.9)
90.1 (6.4)
*
88.4 (7.7)
*
#
Overall
96.7 (6.8)
94.9 (7.5)
*
#
93.1 (8.1)
*
#
Control
Males
94.8 (6.7)
94.9 (7.4)
94.8 (7.1)
Females
86.5 (7.8)
86.3 (8.2)
86.0 (7.0)
Overall
90.7 (8.2)
90.6 (8.8)
90.4 (8.2)
Front-to-Back Anthropometry (cm)
Stimulation
Males
25.8 (1.4)
24.8 (1.7)
24.3 (2.1)
*
Females
23.1 (2.1)
22.4 (2.2)
22.0 (2.6)
Overall
24.5 (2.2)
23.6 (2.3)
*
22.0 (2.6)
Control
Males
24.3 (2.9)
23.8 (3.0)
23.9 (2.6)
Females
23.0 (2.8)
21.3 (2.6)
21.3 (2.3)
Overall
23.0 (2.8)
22.6 (3.0)
22.6 (2.7)
* Significantly different than Pre-test (p < 0.05).
# Change for the Stimulation group is significantly different than the Control group at the same time point (p < 0.05).