Multidisciplinary Approach to the Treatment of Obese Adolescents: Effects on Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Inflammatory Profile, and Neuroendocrine Regulation of Energy Balance
Table 2
Effects of interdisciplinary therapy in body composition.
Variables
Baseline
After therapy
value
Δ value
Body mass (kg)
<0.001
Height (m)
0.07
BMI (kg/m²)
<0.001
Fat mass (kg)
<0.001
Fat mass (%)
<0.001
Free fat mass (kg)
<0.001
Free fat mass (%)
<0.001
Visceral fat (cm)
<0.001
Subcutaneous fat (cm)
<0.001
Waist circumference (cm)
<0.001
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)*
120 (100–190)
110 (100–140)
<0.001
−10.00 (−70–20)
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)*
80 (70–110)
70 (60–90)
<0.001
0.00 (−40–10)
Nonparametric data; BMI: body mass index; statistical significance .