Effects of prolonged exercise versus multiple short exercise sessions on risk for metabolic syndrome and the atherogenic index in middle-aged obese women: a randomised controlled trial

Table 2 Changes in body composition

Variable	SSG (n = 12)		MSG (n = 12)		CTG (n = 12)
	Before	After	Before	After	Before	After
Weight (kg)^†	60.43 ± 9.23	59.46 ± 9.32^‡	59.46 ± 5.39	58.75 ± 5.30	60.63 ± 6.79	60.81 ± 6.62
BMI (kg/m²)^†	25.28 ± 3.94	24.85 ± 3.82^‡	24.58 ± 1.76	24.30 ± 1.95	25.39 ± 2.51	25.46 ± 2.35
Lean mass (kg)	20.38 ± 2.82	20.73 ± 3.26	20.89 ± 2.36	20.67 ± 2.14	20.78 ± 2.24	20.87 ± 2.51
Fat mass (kg)^{*, †}	22.53 ± 5.38	20.88 ± 4.96^‡‡	20.63 ± 3.13	20.36 ± 3.54	21.83 ± 4.80	22.39 ± 4.39
Fat percentage (%)	36.95 ± 4.23	34.88 ± 4.06	34.65 ± 3.95	34.55 ± 4.44	35.95 ± 5.32	36.73 ± 5.48

Values are presented as mean ± SD
SSG single-session group, MSG multiple-session group, CTG control group, BMI body mass index
^* Significant interaction effect between time and group (p < .001)
^† Significant main effect of time (p < .05)
^{‡, ‡‡} Significantly different from pre-intervention value (p < .05 and p < .01, respectively)

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