Journal of Obesity / 2018 / Article / Tab 3 / Research Article
Counting Footsteps with a Pedometer to Improve HMW Adiponectin and Metabolic Syndrome among Young Female Adults in the United Arab Emirates Table 3 Comparisons of the means of obesity measures, blood pressure, and biochemical parameters in participants with normal and high BMIs before and after intervention (
).BMI = 18–24.9 kg/m2 ( ) BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 ( ) Average steps/day 7488.49 ± 1098 6739.18 ± 1793 Variables Baseline After 9 weeks valueBaseline After 9 weeks valueBody mass index (kg/m2 ) 22.6 ± 1.3 22.4 ± 1.4 0.002 31.1 ± 4.8 30.8 ± 4.6 0.029 Body fat mass (kg) 18.9 ± 3.5 18.3 ± 3 0.032 36.6 ± 10.2 35.3 ± 10.6 0.032 Fat-free mass (kg) 39.2 ± 3.0 39.5 ± 3.0 0.329 43.6 ± 4.97 44.16 ± 5.9 0.20 Percentage of body fat (%) 32.6 ± 4.3 32.0 ± 3.6 0.266 45.1 ± 5.1 43.6 ± 7.1 0.024 Waist-hip ratio 0.85 ± 0.0 0.84 ± 0.03 0.002 0.95 ± 0.04 0.94 ± 0.05 0.185 Waist circumference (cm) 70.8 ± 6.8 70.4 ± 5.8 0.644 88.3 ± 12.7 86.26 ± 11.7 0.001 Visceral fat area (cm2 ) 74.2 ± 16 73.3 ± 13.8 0.63 115.7 ± 30 110.7 ± 27.7 0.034 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 110.8 ± 6.6 112.7 ± 4.3 0.14 116 ± 7 115.66 ± 4.7 0.84 Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) 73.2 ± 6.3 73.1 ± 4.5 0.92 77 ± 4.7 76.26 ± 4.8 0.52 Total cholesterol (mg/dl) 118.9 ± 20.9 115.6 ± 21. 8 0.50 124.5 ± 24.8 121 ± 32.8 0.45 Triglycerides (mg/dl) 54.3 ± 12.5 57.72 ± 22.5 0.28 71.6 ± 29.2 62.5 ± 29.16 0.003 High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dl) 44.4 ± 6 46.80 ± 11.1 0.16 46.30 ± 9.5 47.89 ± 12.9 0.55 Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dl) 63.6 ± 17.4 57.23 ± 13.7 0.087 63.92 ± 18.7 60.58 ± 21.6 0.117 High-molecular-weight adiponectin (μ g/ml) 4.5 ± 0.3 4.62 ± 0.1 0.099 3.77 ± 0.4 3.80 ± 0.4 0.034 Glucose (mg/dl) 71.6 ± 9.4 69.77 ± 9.9 0.363 73.36 ± 8.4 75.16 ± 11.1 0.346 Insulin (µ U/l) 17.1 ± 8.1 17.5 ± 8.7 0.89 21.7 ± 8.3 18.64 ± 8.2 0.046 HOMA-IR 3.03 ± 1.5 3.1 ± 2.0 0.84 3.99 ± 1.7 3.60 ± 2.1 0.248
indicates insignificant difference.