# Low-Intensity Whole-Body Vibration: A Useful Adjuvant in Managing Obesity? A Pilot Study
## 3 Results
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\begin{tabular}{c c c c c c} \hline \hline \multirow{2}{*}{**Variable**} & & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**Group 1**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**Group 2**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**Group 3**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**Group 4**} \\ \cline{3-6}  & & **Mean (SD)** & **Mean (SD)** & **Mean (SD)** & **Mean (SD)** \\ \hline \multirow{2}{*}{**Mass [kg]**} & Post & 118.45 (18.29) & 111.28 (14.26) & 125.22 (16.29) & 117.92 (23.89) \\ \cline{2-6}  & Pre & 124.47 (19.28) & 118.27 (16.05) & 132.5 (18.32) & 123.61 (26.96) \\ \hline \multirow{2}{*}{**BMI [kg/m\({}^{2}\)]**} & Post & 41.82 (5.28) & 53.90 (42.10) & 44.28 (4.96) & 41.95 (6.48) \\ \cline{2-6}  & Pre & 44.23 (7.05) & 43.21 (6.40) & 46.80 (5.21) & 43.89 (7.18) \\ \hline \multirow{2}{*}{**Abdomen**} & Post & 115.30 (11.37) & 124.50 (8.82) & 132.40 (10.18) & 130.8 (17.92) \\ \cline{2-6}  & Pre & 120.60 (11.63) & 126.70 (9.51) & 135.20 (10.40) & 134.05 (17.89) \\ \hline \multirow{2}{*}{**PAS [mm/hg]**} & Post & 123.64 (10.98) & 120.50 (6.85) & 130.00 (12.25) & 119.44 (12.86) \\ \cline{2-6}  & Pre & 137.73 (19.15) & 137.50 (19.61) & 144.00 (16.47) & 142.00 (15.49) \\ \hline \multirow{2}{*}{**PAD [mm/hg]**} & Post & 78.64 (6.74) & 76.00 (5.16) & 85.00 (5.00) & 75.56 (8.82) \\ \cline{2-6}  & Pre & 80.00 (8.94) & 84.50 (10.66) & 92.50 (17.20) & 87.00 (8.23) \\ \hline \multirow{2}{*}{**FC [bpm]**} & Post & 72.55 (8.38) & 76.70 (9.37) & 76.11 (7.94) & 77.78 (9.01) \\ \cline{2-6}  & Pre & 85.82 (14.07) & 83.20 (9.91) & 88.60 (15.99) & 82.90 (6.54) \\ \hline \multirow{2}{*}{**FFM [kg]**} & Post & 66.33 (16.05) & 62.11 (13.01) & 68.42 (14.37) & 66.24 (14.29) \\ \cline{2-6}  & Pre & 67.98 (17.73) & 64.70 (12.65) & 70.96 (16.46) & 66.48 (16.75) \\ \hline \multirow{2}{*}{**FFM [\%]**} & Post & 55.45 (7.08) & 55.55 (8.80) & 54.06 (7.88) & 56.70 (5.45) \\ \cline{2-6}  & Pre & 54.34 (7.9) & 54.91 (7.82) & 53.50 (7.57) & 54.03 (6.95) \\ \hline \multirow{2}{*}{**CHO [mg/dL]**} & Post & 147.00 (47.9) & 153.30 (28.11) & 171.10 (26.61) & 146.40 (40.20) \\ \cline{2-6}  & Pre & 200.60 (42.6) & 185.50 (25.89) & 180.90 (34.20) & 201.30 (27.29) \\ \hline \multirow{2}{*}{**HDL [mg/dL]**} & Post & 39.09 (10.25) & 34.60 (8.26) & 37.90 (8.76) & 38.60 (5.46) \\ \cline{2-6}  & Pre & 42.36 (9.98) & 37.50 (7.35) & 40.60 (9.06) & 44.80 (7.57) \\ \hline \multirow{2}{*}{**LDL [mg/dL]**} & Post & 115.2 (54.1) & 100.70 (22.02) & 120.60 (23.57) & 91.40 (38.4) \\ \cline{2-6}  & Pre & 143.2 (41.4) & 131.60 (20.93) & 126.90 (33.70) & 140.30 (20.72) \\ \hline \multirow{2}{*}{**HbAl\({}_{\text{c}}\) [\%]**} & Post & 5.34 (0.34) & 5.41 (0.38) & 5.43 (0.28) & 5.62 (0.46) \\ \cline{2-6}  & Pre & 5.51 (0.29) & 5.52 (0.34) & 5.57 (0.44) & 5.78 (0.36) \\ \hline \multirow{2}{*}{**Insulin [mU/L]**} & Post & 14.32 (6.47) & 19.03 (14.82) & 21.11 (12.52) & 15.46 (6.29) \\ \cline{2-6}  & Pre & 18.69 (7.76) & 26.82 (17.44) & 17.58 (7.68) & 21.94 (6.86) \\ \hline \multirow{2}{*}{**Glucose [mg/dL]**} & Post & 89.27 (8.46) & 86.00 (6.55) & 90.10 (4.58) & 90.40 (8.22) \\ \cline{2-6}  & pre & 92.45 (5.56) & 102.40 (25.05) & 90.20 (5.12) & 97.40 (8.46) \\ \hline \end{tabular}
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Table 2: Mean and standard deviation of metabolic and body composition characteristics of the four groups. PAS, systolic blood pressure; PAD, diastolic blood pressure; FC, heart rate; FFM, fat free mass in Kg; FFM%, fat-free mass in %; CHO, total cholesterol; HDL, cholesterol; LDL, cholesterol; HB1 Ac, glycated hemoglobin; insulin; glucose.