Table 3.
Concentrations of asprosin (ASP) in participants’ blood plasma in the aerobic group (EG1), aerobic-resistance group (EG2), and control group (CG).
| Group | Week 1, baseline | Week 6, intervention | Week 12, intervention | Week 16, follow up | Between measurements comparison p-value and ES | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X® ± SD | X® ± SD | X® ± SD | X® ± SD | Test ANOVA (ES) | d 6–1 (ES) | d 12–1 (ES) | d 16–1 (ES) | ||
| ASP (ng/ml) | EG1 | 30.18 ± 7.86 | 26.32 ± 8.28 | 28.07 ± 9.54 | 28.26 ± 9.73 | 0.15 (0.03) | 0.03 (0.68) | 0.37(0.26) | 0.13 (0.45) |
| EG2 | 27.83 ± 8.11 | 29.59 ± 5.00 | 29.78 ± 10.98 | 38.57 ± 24.94 | 0.33 (0.08) | 0.84 (0.07) | 0.77 (0.10) | 0.38 (0.31) | |
| CG | 28.10 ± 6.25 | 27.53 ± 8.88 | 31.18 ± 8.7 | 38.90 ± 14.17 | < 0.001 (0.34) | 0.78 (0.10) | 0.76 (0.12) | 0.01 (1.35) | |
| p-value between groups | 0.68 | 0.56 | 0.73 | 0.22 | |||||
d 6–1, d 12–1, d 16–1 – differences in results obtained after 6 and 12 weeks of interventions, respectively, and after 4 weeks of follow-up in relation to measurements taken before interventions, X® mean, SD standard deviation, p < 0.05 – statistically significant difference, ES effect size.