Table 3 Anthropometric characteristics of participants

Height (cm)

161.20 ± 4.23

161.12 ± 5.21

0.942^¥

Weight (kg)

baseline

64/16 ± 6.46

65.69 ± 7.75

0.517*

Week 4

64.47 ± 6.23

65.52 ± 8/07

0.692*

Week 8

64.62 ± 6.09

65.19 ± 8.43

0.750*

BMI (kg/m²)

baseline

24.62 ± 2.45

25.25 ± 2.48

0.301*

Week 4

24.76 ± 2.37

25.19 ± 2.62

0.603*

Week 8

24.82 ± 2.24

25.12 ± 2.63

0.783*

Waist circumference (cm)

baseline

86.79 ± 9.60

87.15 ± 10.62

0.886^¥

Week 4

86.97 ± 9.42

86.90 ± 10.83

0.980^¥

Week 8

87.26 ± 9.17

86.84 ± 10.88

0.886^¥

Data reported as number (%)

¹Between-group comparison conducted via Chi-square test.