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. 2023 Sep 25;14:1224161. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1224161

Table 6.

Training variables with Subcategories in FBS.

Training variables Effect 95 % lower CI 95 % upper CI Z value p
Training period [weeks] -0.63 -1.07 -0.20 -2.871 0.004
≥8,<12 -1.21a -2.75 0.34 -1.529 0.126
≥12,<16 -0.31 -1.20 -0.58 -0.681 0.496
≥16,<24 -1.20 -2.62 -0.26 -1.609 0.108
≥24 -0.29 -0.65 0.07 -1.563 0.118
Training intensity [% of 1RM] -0.63 -1.07 -0.20 -2.871 0.004
≤50% -0.18 -1.67 1.31 -0.241 0.810
≥51%,≤69% -0.34 -1.03 0.36 -0.953 0.341
≥70% -0.96 -1.59 -0.33 -2.987 0.003
Training frequency [sessions per week] -0.63 -1.07 -0.20 -2.871 0.004
1 -0.28a -0.53 -0.03
2 -0.39 -1.10 -0.33 -1.057 0.291
3 -0.61 -1.26 0.04 -1.846 0.065
>3 -2.00a -2.90 -1.10
Number of sets per exercise -0.61 -1.08 -0.13 -2.511 0.012
1
2 -0.23a -0.92 0.45 -0.669 0.503
3 -0.87 -1.57 -0.17 -2.442 0.015
>3 0.00 -0.47 0.48 0.013 0.990
Number of repetitions [per set] -0.64 -1.21 -0.07 -2.185 0.029
6-10 -0.73 -1.45 -0.02 -2.008 0.045
≥11,≤15 -0.64 -2.05 0.77 -0.887 0.375
≥16 0.19a -0.54 0.92 0.508 0.611
Rest in between sets [s] -0.79 -1.62 0.03 -1.893 0.058
≤60 -1.07 -1.95 -0.19 -2.375 0.018
>60,≤120 -0.05 -0.79 0.89 0.118 0.906
>120 -3.14a -3.89 -2.39

The content of this table is based on individual training variables with no respect for interaction between training variables SMD between-subject standardized mean difference, 1RM one-repetition maximum, a Based on less than three studies.