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Table 2 Comparison of pre-post differences in obesity indicators between the obese group and normal weight group

From: Change of periodontal inflammatory indicators through a 4-week weight control intervention including caloric restriction and exercise training in young Koreans: a pilot study

 

Obesea (n = 41)

 

Normal weighta (n = 12)

  
 

Baseline

27th day

Difference

P*

Baseline

27th day

Difference

P*

P**

Obesity index

 

WC(cm)

97.62 ± 17.17

86.65 ± 6.34

10.91 ± 14.41

<0.001

84.58 ± 3.92

83.26 ± 3.26

1.33 ± 1.30

0.005

<0.001

WHR(%)

90.15 ± 4.22

85.29 ± 3.62

4.88 ± 1.58

<0.001

82.17 ± 2.62

80.17 ± 2.17

2.00 ± 0.95

<0.001

0.027

BMI(kgm−2)

28.44 ± 2.61

25.90 ± 2.21

2.53 ± 0.96

<0.001

22.20 ± 0.75

21.42 ± 0.61

0.78 ± 0.72

0.003

<0.001

Cholesterol and inflammatory indicators in serum

 

CRP(mgdL−1)

0.23 ± 0.23

0.33 ± 1.37

−0.10 ± 1.38

0.652

0.13 ± 0.21

0.06 ± 0.08

0.06 ± 0.20

0.299

0.691

LDL(mgdL−1)

123.20 ± 24.57

87.35 ± 17.80

35.85 ± 21.74

<0.001

98.75 ± 21.69

82.17 ± 15.26

15.58 ± 18.07

0.009

0.007

Triglycerides(mgdL−1)

57.43 ± 13.88

72.23 ± 13.16

−13.80 ± 13.56

<0.001

43.70 ± 11.21

60.91 ± 16.67

−17.21 ± 13.84

0.001

0.451

HDL(mgdL−1)

53.50 ± 9.14

53.57 ± 10.07

−0.07 ± 9.17

0.964

59.96 ± 10.17

61.27 ± 11.48

−1.31 ± 8.16

0.590

0.675

  1. * paired T-test between the data of baseline and that of 27th day in each group
  2. ** T-test between the difference of the obese and that of the normal weight
  3. aMean ± s.d.