Table 1 Comparison of weight, body composition and blood lipid of 49 athletes of different genders at pre-intervention and post-intervention

Women, N = 23

BMI (kg/m²)

36.4 ± 5.1

35.3 ± 4.5

Body fat percentage (%)

33 ± 0.05

32 ± 0.05

Abdominal fat ratio

0.94 ± 0.09

0.95 ± 0.08

Waist circumference (cm)

104.0 ± 10.7

103.8 ± 10.6

WHR

0.92 ± 0.11

0.92 ± 0.11

SBP (mmHg)

120 (115, 130)

120 (110, 124)

DBP (mmHg)

80 (70, 90)

80 (70, 86)

TG (mmol/L)

2.64 ± 0.57

1.97 ± 0.66

TC (mmol/L)

4.79 (4.08, 5.68)

4.79 (4.06, 5.26)

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.13 (0.86, 1.35)

1.35 (1.07, 1.63)

LDL-C (mmol/L)

2.56 ± 0.74

2.43 ± 0.76

FPG (mmol/L)

5.46 (4.87, 6.21)

5.16 (4.57, 5.73)

12-min running test (m)

1711 ± 132

1995 ± 226

Heart rate (beats/min)^a

122.4 ± 11.2

114.4 ± 14.5

Blood lactate (mmol/L)^a

1.57 ± 0.71

1.38 ± 0.62

Components of MetS, n (%)

 With 1 component

0 (0.0)

5 (2.2)

 With 2 components

6 (26.1)

8 (3.5)

 With ≥3 components

17 (73.9)

10 (43.5)

Men, N = 26 

BMI (kg/m²)

39.4 ± 4.7

38.1 ± 4.5

Body fat percentage (%)

30 ± 0.05

29 ± 0.05

Abdominal fat ratio

1.03 ± 0.09

0.99 ± 0.06

Waist circumference (cm)

114.8 ± 10.5

114.3 ± 10.5

WHR

1.02 ± 0.15

1.01 ± 0.15

SBP (mmHg)

140 (130, 150)

135 (125, 147)

DBP (mmHg)

95 (85, 100)

90 (80, 95)

TG (mmol/L)

5.07 ± 1.99

4.17 ± 1.46

TC (mmol/L)

5.37 (4.87, 5.91)

5.19 (4.58, 5.77)

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.09 (0.86, 1.36)

1.24 (1.02, 1.38)

LDL-C (mmol/L)

3.11 ± 0.49

2.82 ± 0.50

FPG (mmol/L)

5.81 (5.18, 6.89)

5.21 ± 0.61

12-min running test (m)

1892 ± 260

2259 ± 256

Heart rate (beats/min)^a

123.7 ± 9.7

118.1 ± 12.3

Blood lactate (mmol/L)^a

1.46 ± 0.64

1.22 ± 0.53

Components of MetS, n (%)

 With 1 component

0 (0.0)

2 (7.7)

 With 2 components

1 (3.8)

5 (19.2)

 With ≥3 components

25 (96.2)

19 (73.1)