Combined exercise improves gastrointestinal motility in psychiatric in patients

Table 2 Changes in the physical characteristics of the subjects after 12 wk of combined exercise training

Variable	Combined exercise (n = 31)		Control (n = 21)		P
	Pre	Post	Pre	Post
Age (yr)	48.8 ± 9.5		49.9 ± 11.2
Height (cm)	165.6 ± 6.7	165.7 ± 6.6	168.2 ± 4.1	167.8 ± 5.2	0.804
Weight (kg)	70.9 ± 12.8	69.1 ± 11.3	68.6 ± 13.9	67.0 ± 14.3	0.961
BMI (kg/m2)	25.8 ± 4.4	25.0 ± 3.9	24.1 ± 4.1	24.2 ± 4.7	0.557
Lean body mass (kg)	47.4 ± 7.1	49.2 ± 8.1	44.7 ± 5.2	46.8 ± 7.3	0.890
Body fat percentage (%)	30.7 ± 9.5	28.0 ± 9.3	33.4 ± 10.4	30.9 ± 9.2	0.913
SBP (mmHg)	122.0 ± 20.1	115.7 ± 15.4	125.9 ± 16.9	112.8 ± 19.3	0.075
DBP (mmHg)	79.3 ± 10.2	73.8 ± 9.2	87.1 ± 15.3	76.9 ± 13.1	0.154
Resting heart rate	88.1 ± 15.7	81.2 ± 11.9	87.4 ± 10.2	80.5 ± 8.5	0.980
Thigh circumference (cm)	42.6 ± 5.9	47.0 ± 11.4	44.0 ± 6.0	46.3 ± 8.5	0.496
Waist circumference (cm)	90.8 ± 12.2	87.5 ± 11.7	91.8 ± 12.7	90.5 ± 14.6	0.532

The values are shown as the mean ± SD. BMI: Body mass index; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; DBP: Diastolic blood pressure.