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; VO2max, 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