The Impact of Strenuous Group Physical Activity on Mood States, Personal Views, Body Composition, and Markers of Myocardial Damage in Overweight/Obese Adults: The “Step-by-Step Italy’s Coast to Coast” Trek

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of the two groups of participants to the trek and 𝑡-test results. Data are presented as mean ± SD.

	Normal weight; (𝑛=36)	Overweight/obese; (𝑛=40)	𝑡	𝑃 value
BMI (kg/m^2)	22.1 ± 1.0	29.3 ± 3.2	10.98	.000
Body weight (kg)	62.2 ± 9.2	83.3 ± 14.7	4.76	.000
Fat mass (kg)	14.5 ± 3.7	25.2 ± 6.6	4.08	.000
Waist circumference (cm)	82.1 ± 6.8	100.2 ± 9.5	11.12	.000
Systolic BP (mmHg)	118.1 ± 14.6	133.2 ± 14.8	3.15	.003
Diastolic BP (mmHg)	77.7 ± 8.8	83.0 ± 8.3	1.85	.007
Tension	6.76 ± 3.40	7.02 ± 5.81	.207	.837
Depression	4.96 ± 5.72	4.34 ± 5.47	−.13	.897
Anger	3.76 ± 4.02	6.40 ± 9.34	1.4	.167
Fatigue	18.48 ± 5.59	20.28 ± 5.26	1.23	.221
Vigor	4.20 ± 3.03	3.91 ± 4.36	−.087	.931
Confusion	6.64 ± 3.82	5.57 ± 4.35	−.778	.440
TMDS	−1.44 ± 2.94	−.91 ± 4.31	1.015	.314