Effects of Continuous Yoga on Body Composition in Obese Adolescents

Table 4

Body fat mass of the yoga and control groups.

Follow-up	Groups		value
	Yoga (n = 20)	Control (n = 20)
Week 0	29.25 (3.49)	29.22 (3.86)	0.968
Week 8	27.49 (3.55) †††	28.68 (3.50) †	0.406
Week 12	26.37 (3.47) †††	29.02 (3.54)	0.013
Mean difference	2.879	0.200	NT
95% CI for difference	2.119–3.639	0.444–0.844
value	≤0.001	0.030

Data are presented 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 ().