Week | Group I (Mean ± S.E) | Group II (Mean ± S.E) | Group III (Mean ± S.E) | Group IV (Mean ± S.E) | Group V (Mean ± S.E) |
Week 0 | 24.12 ± 0.0885 | 24.37 ± 0.07 | 24.53 ± 0.09 | 24.24 ± 0.15 | 24.4 ± 0.14 |
Week 2 | 24.29 ± 0.1002 | 25.81 ± 0.06 | 24.70 ± 0.09 | 24.98 ± 0.08 | 25.01 ± 0.082 |
Week 4 | 25.08 ± 0.09356 | 28.12 ± 0.08 | 25.49 ± 0.09 | 25.90 ± 0.14 | 25.95 ± 0.14 |
Week 6 | 25.99 ± 0.06a,d | 30.13 ± 0.11 | 26.4 ± 0.05 | 26.88 ± 0.10 | 26.87 ± 0.10 |
Week 8 | 26.69 ± 0.09a,d | 31.82 ± 0.08a | 27.09 ± 0.08 | 28.55 ± 0.20a,b | 28.65 ± 0.17a,c |
Week 10 | 27.20 ± 0.07a,d | 36.12 ± 0.11a | 27.61 ± 0.07 | 29.69 ± 0.09a,b | 29.79 ± 0.11a,c |
Week 12 | 28.00 ± 0.07a,d | 39.46 ± 0.16a | 28.41 ± 0.07 | 30.84 ± 0.10a,b | 30.72 ± 0.12a,c |
Week 14 | 29.05 ± 0.08a,d | 41.56 ± 0.09a | 29.46 ± 0.10 | 31.91 ± 0.05a,b | 31.80 ± 0.08a,c |
Week 16 | 30.01 ± 0.06a,d | 42.69 ± 0.10a | 30.42 ± 0.07 | 32.9 ± 0.15a,b | 32.8 ± 0.14a,c |