Study N Weight Loss Intervention Timepoint Age (y) Body weight (kg) BMI (kg/m2) Body Fat (%) VO2peak (ml/kg/min)
[8] 24 -19% (12 weeks) Baseline 50.1 ± 1.4 103.2 ± 2.2 38.1 ± 0.7 NA NA
      Weight Loss   83.5 ± 2.0* 30.8 ± 4.5* NA NA
[15] 17 -10% (24 weeks) Baseline 40.0 ± 1.6 94.1 ± 2.6 33.6 ± 0.9 39.4 ± 1.1 23.4 ± 3.0
      Weight Loss   85.5 ± 2.4* 30.6 ± 3.8* 36.2 ± 1.1* 27.5 ± 1.6
[8] 36 -5% (6 weeks) Baseline 22.9 ± 0.8 75.9 ± 1.5 28.4 ± 0.4 37.4 ± 0.6 27.2 ± 0.8
      Weight Loss   72.1 ± 1.4* 26.9 ± 0.4* 35.5 ± 0.6* 29.1 ± 0.8
[14] 46 Lean, active controls   23.3 ± 1.0 60.2 ± 1.6 21.6 ± 0.5 21.5 ± 0.7 47.2 ± 13.5 (n=6)
Data are means ± SEM. NA, not assessed. BMI, body mass index. *, significantly different from Baseline mean within each study, p<0.05
Table 1: Anthropometric characteristics of sedentary, overweight or obese women before and after weight loss compared with active, lean controls.
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