The Effects of Zumba Fitness® on Respiratory Function and Body Composition Parameters: An Eight-Week Intervention in Healthy Inactive Women
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Participants
2.3. Procedures
2.3.1. Body Composition
2.3.2. Respiratory Function
2.3.3. Zumba Interventions
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Statistical Difference between Groups | |||||||
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Variable | Group | N | Mean | SD | t | df | Sig. |
Body parameters | |||||||
Age | CG | 20 | 39.45 | 3.01 | 0.47 | 39 | 0.22 |
EG | 21 | 38.52 | 2.29 | ||||
BM | CG | 20 | 62.58 | 7 ± 0.57 | −1.48 | 39 | 0.14 |
EG | 21 | 65.94 | 6.87 | ||||
BMI | CG | 20 | 22.25 | 2.77 | −0.92 | 39 | 0.35 |
EG | 21 | 23.05 | 2.76 | ||||
BMRKK | CG | 20 | 1386.80 | 92.59 | −0.92 | 39 | 0.36 |
EG | 21 | 1417.00 | 114.70 | ||||
FAT MASS | CG | 20 | 16.99 | 5.41 | −1.82 | 39 | 0.07 |
EG | 21 | 19.96 | 5.00 | ||||
FFM | CG | 20 | 45.61 | 3.49 | −0.69 | 39 | 0.48 |
EG | 21 | 46.40 | 3.74 | ||||
Respiratory function | |||||||
FEV1 | CG | 20 | 3.11 | 0.45 | −1.39 | 39 | 0.17 |
EG | 21 | 3.30 | 0.40 | ||||
VC | CG | 20 | 3.49 | 0.39 | −0.31 | 39 | 0.75 |
EG | 21 | 3.45 | 0.40 | ||||
PEF | CG | 20 | 288.25 | 90.71 | −1.42 | 39 | 0.16 |
EG | 21 | 327.95 | 87.13 | ||||
LUNGAGE | CG | 20 | 34.85 | 10.76 | −0.28 | 39 | 0.78 |
EG | 21 | 35.80 | 11.05 |
Variable | Group | ANOVA | Measure | Multiple Comparisons | ||||||
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In M ± SD | Tr M ± SD | Fn M ± SD | F | Sig | ES | Mean Diff. | Sig. | |||
FEV1 | EG | 3.30 ± 0.40 | 3.71 ± 0.79 | 4.02 ± 0.69 | 4.91 | 0.01 | 0.14 | in-tr | −0.33 | 0.33 |
tr-fn | −0.31 | 0.41 | ||||||||
in-fn | 0.65 | 0.01 | ||||||||
CG | 3.11 ± 0.45 | 3.45 ± 0.56 | 3.51 ± 0.65 | 2.88 | 0.06 | 0.09 | in-tr | 0.34 | 0.19 | |
tr-fn | −0.06 | 1.00 | ||||||||
in-fin | −0.40 | 0.09 | ||||||||
VC | EG | 3.47 ± 0.51 | 3.80 ± 0.98 | 4.10 ± 0.65 | 3.71 | 0.03 | 0.11 | in-tr | 0.33 | 0.45 |
tr-fn | −0.29 | 0.63 | ||||||||
in-fn | −0.63 | 0.03 | ||||||||
CG | 3.49 ± 0.39 | 4.00 ± 1.25 | 4.09 ± 0.75 | 2.72 | 0.07 | 0.09 | in-tr | −0.51 | 0.22 | |
tr-fn | −0.09 | 1.00 | ||||||||
in-fn | −0.60 | 0.10 | ||||||||
PEF | EG | 295.88 ± 0.81.54 | 327.95 ± 87.13 | 355.19 ± 81.50 | 2.71 | 0.07 | 0.08 | in-tr | −32.67 | 0.63 |
tr-fn | −27.24 | 0.88 | ||||||||
in-fn | −59.90 | 0.07 | ||||||||
CG | 288.25 ± 90.71 | 336.45 ± 59.96 | 340.15 ± 90.19 | 2.52 | 0.09 | 0.08 | in-tr | −48.20 | 0.20 | |
tr-fn | −3.70 | 1.00 | ||||||||
in-fn | −51.90 | 0.15 | ||||||||
LUNG AGE | EG | 39.47 ± 11.03 | 35.80 ± 11.07 | 30.95 ± 10.30 | 3.28 | 0.04 | 0.10 | in-tr | 3.67 | 0.83 |
tr-fn | 4.86 | 0.45 | ||||||||
in-fn | 8.52 | 0.04 | ||||||||
CG | 34.85 ± 10.76 | 33.45 ± 11.23 | 33.35 ± 10.93 | 0.11 | 0.89 | 0.00 | in-tr | 1.40 | 1.00 | |
tr-fn | 0.10 | 1.00 | ||||||||
in-fn | 1.50 | 1.00 |
Variable | Group | ANOVA | Measure | Multiple Comparison | ||||||
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In M ± SD | Tr M ± SD | Fn M ± SD | F | Sig. | ES | Mean Diff. | Sig. | |||
BM | EG | 65.94 ± 6.87 | 63.61 ± 7.81 | 60.09 ± 7.57 | 3.54 | 0.03 | 0.11 | in-tr | 2.80 | 0.73 |
tr-fn | 3.52 | 0.43 | ||||||||
in-fn | 6.32 | 0.03 | ||||||||
CG | 62.58 ± 7.57 | 61.40 ± 8.82 | 60.10 ± 7.66 | 0.47 | 0.62 | 0.02 | in-tr | 1.18 | 1.00 | |
tr-fn | 1.30 | 1.00 | ||||||||
in-fn | 2.48 | 1.00 | ||||||||
BMI | EG | 23.05 ± 2.76 | 21.72 ± 3.21 | 20.44 ± 2.63 | 4.28 | 0.01 | 0.13 | in-tr | 1.32 | 0.43 |
tr-fn | 1.28 | 0.46 | ||||||||
in-fn | 2.61 | 0.01 | ||||||||
CG | 22.25 ± 2.77 | 20.82 ± 3.27 | 22.87 ± 6.32 | 1.13 | 0.33 | 0.04 | in-tr | 1.43 | 0.93 | |
tr-fn | −2.04 | 0.44 | ||||||||
in-fn | −0.62 | 1.00 | ||||||||
BMRKK | EG | 1417.61 ± 114.48 | 1460.09 ± 127.77 | 1502.28 ± 116.12 | 2.71 | 0.07 | 0.08 | in-tr | −42.47 | 0.74 |
tr-fn | −42.19 | 0.75 | ||||||||
in-fn | −84.66 | 0.07 | ||||||||
CG | 1386.80 ± 92.59 | 1444.45 ± 144.16 | 1417.75 ± 93.65 | 1.66 | 0.20 | 0.06 | in-tr | −57.65 | 0.33 | |
tr-fn | 2.70 | 1.00 | ||||||||
in-fn | −54.95 | 0.38 | ||||||||
FAT MASS | EG | 20.02 ± 4.95 | 18.30 ± 4.27 | 16.07 ± 4.87 | 3.72 | 0.03 | 0.11 | in-tr | 1.72 | 0.73 |
tr-fn | 2.23 | 0.39 | ||||||||
in-fn | 3.95 | 0.03 | ||||||||
CG | 16.99 ± 5.41 | 17.45 ± 4.33 | 16.13 ± 5.24 | 0.35 | 0.70 | 0.01 | in-tr | −0.46 | 1.00 | |
tr-fn | 1.32 | 1.00 | ||||||||
in-fn | 0.86 | 1.00 | ||||||||
FFM | EG | 46.40 ± 3.74 | 47.97 ± 3.97 | 49.32 ± 4.86 | 2.52 | 0.09 | 0.08 | in-tr | −1.58 | 0.70 |
tr-fn | −1.35 | 0.91 | ||||||||
in-fn | −2.92 | 0.09 | ||||||||
CG | 45.61 ± 3.49 | 47.82 ± 4.34 | 45.64 ± 3.25 | 2.30 | 0.11 | 0.07 | in-tr | −2.21 | 0.20 | |
tr-fn | 2.18 | 0.21 | ||||||||
in-fn | −0.04 | 1.00 |
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Ljubojevic, A.; Jakovljevic, V.; Bijelic, S.; Sârbu, I.; Tohănean, D.I.; Albină, C.; Alexe, D.I. The Effects of Zumba Fitness® on Respiratory Function and Body Composition Parameters: An Eight-Week Intervention in Healthy Inactive Women. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 314. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010314
Ljubojevic A, Jakovljevic V, Bijelic S, Sârbu I, Tohănean DI, Albină C, Alexe DI. The Effects of Zumba Fitness® on Respiratory Function and Body Composition Parameters: An Eight-Week Intervention in Healthy Inactive Women. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(1):314. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010314
Chicago/Turabian StyleLjubojevic, Adriana, Vladimir Jakovljevic, Snezana Bijelic, Ioan Sârbu, Dragoș Ioan Tohănean, Constantin Albină, and Dan Iulian Alexe. 2023. "The Effects of Zumba Fitness® on Respiratory Function and Body Composition Parameters: An Eight-Week Intervention in Healthy Inactive Women" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 1: 314. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010314
APA StyleLjubojevic, A., Jakovljevic, V., Bijelic, S., Sârbu, I., Tohănean, D. I., Albină, C., & Alexe, D. I. (2023). The Effects of Zumba Fitness® on Respiratory Function and Body Composition Parameters: An Eight-Week Intervention in Healthy Inactive Women. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(1), 314. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010314