Table 5.
Resistance Group and Combined Group within-group effect in body composition variables (Time effect).
| Variable | Pre-Intervention |
p- Value |
Mid-Intervention |
p- Value |
Post-Intervention |
p- Value |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | MD (95% CI) |
Mean ± SD | MD (95% CI) | Mean ± SD | MD (95% CI) | ||||
| Body Weight (kg) | |||||||||
| Resistance | 71.6 ± 12.2 | −0.42 (−1.49, 0.65) | 0.42 | 72.1 ± 13.3 | 0.17 (−0.60, 0.94) | 0.64 | 71.9 ± 13.2 | −0.25 (−1.85, 1.35) | 0.75 |
| Combined | 83.1 ± 13.2 | 0.1 (−1.1, 1.4) | 0.8 | 82.9 ± 12.8 | 1.3 (0.4, 2.2) | 0.006 * | 81.6 ± 11.6 | 1.5 (−0.3, 3.3) | 0.1 |
| Body Fat (%) | |||||||||
| Resistance | 21.5 ± 5.5 | 0.62 (−0.38, 1.61) | 0.2 | 20.9 ± 5.8 | 0.12 (−0.93, 1.17) | 0.81 | 20.7 ± 5.99 | 0.74 (−0.92, 2.39) | 0.36 |
| Combined | 23.8 ± 8.8 | 1.8 (0.7, 3.0) | 0.003 * | 21.9 ± 9.1 | 0.5 (−0.6, 1.8) | 0.32 | 21.3 ± 7.7 | 2.46 (0.5, 4.4) | 0.016 * |
| Fat Mass (kg) | |||||||||
| Resistance | 15.8 ± 6.2 | 0.20 (−0.76, 1.16) | 0.67 | 15.6 ± 6.99 | 0.09 (−1.02, 1.21) | 0.86 | 15.4 ± 7.4 | 0.29 (−1.54, 2.12) | 0.74 |
| Combined | 19.3 ± 8.9 | 1.6 (0.5, 2.7) | 0.007 * | 19.0 ± 9.7 | 0.9 (−0.3, 2.2) | 0.14 | 18.1 ± 8.1 | 2.59 (0.4, 4.7) | 0.021 * |
| Lean Body Mass (kg) | |||||||||
| Resistance | 55.8 ± 7.2 | −0.63 (−1.29, 0.04) | 0.06 | 56.4 ± 6.98 | 0.09 (−0.51, 0.70) | 0.75 | 56.3 ± 6.6 | −0.54 (−1.25, 0.17) | 0.13 |
| Combined | 62.4 ± 6.1 | −1.4 (−2.2, −0.6) | 0.001 * | 63.9 ± 6.2 | 0.3 (−0.3, 1.1) | 0.26 | 63.5 ± 5.7 | −1.1 (−1.9, −0.2) | 0.01 * |
* Denotes significant differences. MD: Mean deviation; SD: Standard deviation, CI: Confidence interval