Effectiveness of the Healthy Lifestyle Promotion Program for Yaquis with Obesity and Risk of Diabetes in the Short and Medium Term: A Translational Study

Table 4

Comparison of obesity parameters, metabolic markers, and physical activity of the participants (PA).

Variable		Basal	Intensive phase			Maintenance phase
Body weight (kg)^†	54				52
WC (cm)^†	54				52
BMI (kg/m^2)^†	54				52
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)^†	54				52
LDL-c (mg/dL)^†	53				51
HDL-c (mg/dL)^†	54				52
Triglycerides (mg/dL)^†	54				52
Fasting glucose (mg/dL)^†	54				52
Physical activity (min/wk)^¥	54	0 (0, 0)	55 (0, 160)	47.5 (0, 150)	52	0 (0, 60)	0 (0, 60)

WC: waist circumference. : change value. ^†Expressed as the . ^¥Expressed as the median and interquartile ranges. . Paired -test (normally distributed variables) and Wilcoxon rank-sum test (variables with nonnormal distribution).