Table 1 Mean ± SD of anthropometric indices before the intervention among the groups

Age (years)

24.33 ± 2.7

–

25.83 ± 3.18

Height (cm)

174.72 ± 6.16

–

173.33 ± 5.10

BW (kg)

76.90 ± 11.08

75.96 ± 11.67

77.90 ± 7.13

P Value^b

0.003*

0.056

BMI (years)

25.80 ± 2.93

25.12 ± 2.79

25.91 ± 1.88

P Value^b

0.003*

0.054

BFP (%)

27.66 ± 2.80

24.75 ± 2.65

26.01 ± 2.42

P Value^b

0.001*

0.041*

WHR (cm)

0.82 ± 0.051

0.81 ± 0.032

0.83 ± 0.023

P Value^b

0.047*

0.062