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Table 4 Comparison of anthropometric and body composition parameters between treatment and control groups. Values expressed as mean (SD)

From: Effectiveness of martial arts exercise on anthropometric and body composition parameters of overweight and obese subjects: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

Group

BMI

Waist circumference

% fat mass

Before

After

Before

After

Before

After

Tsang et al. [30] 2009

Treatment

32.1 (6.7)

32.7 (7.8)

99.1 (17.9)

100.2 (19.3)

44.6 (6.6)

43.1 (7.6)

Control

34.0 (7.0)

34.2 (7.2)

106.5 (16.7)

103.6 (17.1) a

47.7 (5.3)

47.4 (5.6)

Beebe et al. [31] 2013

Treatment

33.7 (4.8)

32.8 (5.0)

105.6 (9.1)

102.0 (10.4) b

NR

NR

Control

34.8 (2.9)

33.4 (3.1) b

107.1 (9.0)

101.9 (10.6) b

NR

NR

Chen et al. [32] 2010

Treatment

33.5 (4.8)

31.3 (4.2) a, b

NR

NR

NR

NR

Control

33.2 (4.1)

32.8 (4.4)

NR

NR

NR

NR

Chyu et al. [33] 2013

Treatment

36.1 (5.4)

35.7 (5.9)

NR

NR

NR

NR

Control

35.6 (7.1)

36.2 (7.7)

NR

NR

NR

NR

Dechamps et al. [34] 2009

Treatment

37.4 (4.8)

36.0 (5.6) b

NR

NR

48.5 (4.3)

45.6 (5.1) b

Control

38.5 (7.3)

39.3 (8.2)

NR

NR

50.3 (7.0)

48.1 (4.7)

Katkowski et al. [35] 2013

Treatment

34.3 (5.1)

NRb

106.8 (2.6)

103.6 (3.0) b

34.9 (1.2)

30.9 (1.4) b

Control

34.8 (2.9)

NR

107.1(2.5)

102.0 (2.9) b

33.5 (1.8)

28.1 (1.1) a, b

  1. aSignificant difference between treatment and control groups; bSignificant difference between pre and post intervention; p < 0.05; BMI body mass index, NR not reported, SD standard deviation