Research Article

The Effects of Combined Exercise on Health-Related Fitness, Endotoxin, and Immune Function of Postmenopausal Women with Abdominal Obesity

Table 3

The changes of abdominal fat between the groups at baseline and after 12 weeks of training.

VariablesGroupBaseline12 weeks-value

Total fat volume (cm3)Exercise741.61 ± 90.98667.53 ± 84.64G × P: 2.592
Control738.67 ± 87.86753.41 ± 85.29

Visceral fat volume (cm3)Exercise238.78 ± 31.69198.27 ± 27.97G × P: 7.619##
Control 237.00 ± 30.90248.78 ± 29.12

Subcutaneous fat volume (cm3)Exercise502.84 ± 60.66469.26 ± 57.49G × P: 0.972
Control501.67 ± 57.70504.63 ± 58.44

V/SExercise0.47 ± 0.020.42 ± 0.02G × P: 29.894###
Control0.47 ± 0.020.49 ± 0.02

G × P: group × period.
Significantly different from baseline: .
Significant interaction among groups and period: , .