24-weeks Pilates-aerobic and educative training to improve body fat mass in elderly Serbian women

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Table 1 Descriptive characteristic of participants

	Pre-test	Post-test	P-value
Height (cm)	165.1±5.11	164.7±4.90	0.84
Weight (kg)	62.63±9.92	64.38±13.20	0.64
BMI (kg · m^−2)	22.94±3.26	23.75±4.88	0.57
FM (%)	32.89±8.65	28.25±6.58	0.00
FM (kg)	23.02±9.45	18.96±8.15	0.00
SYS	111.8±16.9	122.7±14.4	0.05
DIAS	71.82±8.74	77.27±8.76	0.01

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; DIAS, diastolic blood pressure; FM, fat mass; SYS, systolic blood pressure.

Table 2 Wilcoxon paired-samples test (muscle perimeters)

Girth	Pre-test	Post-test	P-value
ARg	26.33±2.99	25.86±5.04	0.71
AFTg	27.75±1.21	26.43±5.24	0.54
FORg	23.25±1.21	22.40±2.93	0.48
OMPg	88.50±8.10	87.88±10.22	0.83
WAISTg	74.38±6.63	75.58±12.92	0.71
WHtR	0.45±0.04	0.46±0.08	0.67
WHR	0.76±0.55	0.77±0.68	0.96
MTHIg	56.08±4.03	52.70±6.60	0.36
WTR	0.67±0.70	1.40±0.14	0.01
CALFg	37.33±1.72	34.12±3.18	0.12

Abbreviations: AFTg, arm girth (flexed and tensed); ARg, arm girth (relaxed); CALFg, calf girth; FORg, forearm girth; MTHIg, mid-thigh girth; OMPg, omphalion girth (abdominal); WAISTg, waist girth; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio; WHtR, waist-to-height ratio; WTR, waist-to-thigh ratio.

Table 3 Wilcoxon test for repeated measures (skinfold thickness)

Skin	Pre-test	Post-test	P-value
SEs	16.74±8.64	14.60±5.73	0.38
TRIs	18.70±5.28	19.43±5.59	0.67
BIs	9.88±4.07	10.00±3.67	0.96
FOs	11.17±3.94	10.94±3.45	0.91
ABDs	18.86±7.70	21.40±8.03	0.40
MTs	36.93±7.60	34.28±7.11	0.59
MCs	25.41±4.26	19.99±5.84	0.17

Abbreviations: ABDs, abdominal skinfold; BIs, biceps skinfold; FOs, forearm skinfold; MCs, medial-calf skinfold; MTs, mid-thigh skinfold; SEs, subscapularis skinfold; TRIs, triceps skinfold.

Table 4 Wilcoxon test of bone diameters

Bone diameter	Pre-test	Post-test	P-value
BHUMb	6.18±0.13	6.20±0.59	0.95
WRb	5.23±0.23	5.10±0.17	0.21
BFEMb	9.75±0.59	10.12±1.26	0.56
ANKb	6.67±0.26	6.35±0.38	0.06

Abbreviations: ANKb, ankle breadth; BFEMb, biepicondylar femur breadth; BHUMb, biepicondylar humerus breadth; WRb, wrist breadth.