Effects of Continuous Yoga on Body Composition in Obese Adolescents

Table 3

Body mass index (BMI) of the yoga and control groups.

Follow-up	Groups		value
	Yoga (n = 20)	Control (n = 20)
Week 0	22.70 (3.51)	23.37 (1.63)	0.433
Week 8	22.26 (3.37) †††	23.32 (1.61)	0.087
Week 12	22.02 (3.33) †††	23.42 (1.65)	0.018
Mean difference	0.681	0.058	NT
95% CI for difference	0.204–0.630	0.278–0.395
P value	≤0.001	0.664

Data are represented as the means (SD). NT: not detected. Statistical analysis.Mann–Whitney U test.Friedman’s test. †Significant difference from day 0 within group ().††Significant difference from day 0 within group (). †††Significant difference from day 0 within group ().