Moderate-Intensity Exercise Improves Body Composition and Improves Physiological Markers of Stress in HIV-Infected Men

Table 4

Body composition of exercise and control group subjects.

	Exercise group (𝑁=31)			Control group (𝑁=27)
	Pre	Post	P value	Pre	Post	P value
Height (m)	1.76±0.01	1.76±0.01	—	1.74±0.02	1.74±0.02	—
Mass (kg)	71.4±2.1	71.8±2.1	.08	72.5±2.5	72.9±2.5	.847
BMI (m/kg)	23.1	23.2		24.0	24.1
LTM (kg)	56.3±1.1	57.1±1.1	<.001*	55.9±1.15	55.9±1.6	.915
FM (kg)	14.3±1.9	14.1±1.9	.295	14.1±1.7	13.9±1.7	.178
% Total body fat	18.5±1.9	18.2±1.8	.182	18.1±1.8	18.0±1.8	.317
% Fat trunk	21.7±2.2	21.1±2.1	.058	21.7±2.1	21.7±2.1	.239
% Fat ARM	13.7±1.8	13.7±1.8	1.0	14.1±1.5	14.1±1.7	.683
% FatLEG	16.3±1.9	15.9±1.9	.347	16.6±1.7	16.0±1.7	.847
LTM ARM (kg)	6.8±0.2	6.9±0.2	.244	6.8±0.2	6.9±0.2	1.0
LTM LEG (kg)	18.4 ± 0.5	18.8±0.5	.107	18.3±0.4	18.4±0.4	.811
LTM TRK (kg)	27.2±0.7	27.4±0.6	.430	27.3±0.9	27.1±0.7	.695

*Indicates a significant change within groups from pre- to postintervention.