Statistical analysis
Demographic data of participants were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The Furthermore, the GEE method also was applied to compare the outcome measurements, enclosing BW, BMI, WC, WHtR, SBP, and DBP, within groups at baseline and follow-up periods, and calculate the In addition, we performed a sensitivity analysis using the GEE method to adjust the age and sex of study participants to estimate the difference in the evolution of BW with respect to baseline over a 20-week follow-up.