Table 2.
Results from body composition analysis
| DB (N = 18) | HG (N = 13) | t(29) baseline | Time*group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | Pre | Post | |||
| Body mass (kg) | 67.64 ± 16.72 | 67.39 ± 17.48 | 72.85 ± 15.76 | 73.08 ± 16.23 | .388 | .450 |
| Lean soft tissue (kg) | 44.54 ± 5.48 | 44.37 ± 5.98 | 45.74 ± 4.58 | 45.92 ± 5.21 | .527 | .394 |
| Fat mass (kg) | 23.68 ± 11.42 | 23.02 ± 11.92 | 27.11 ± 11.87 | 27.15 ± 11.98 | .423 | .364 |
| Total body water (L) | 32.73 ± 4.103 | 32.62 ± 4.49 | 33.79 ± 3.61 | 33.93 ± 4.22 | .459 | .487 |
| ECW (L) | 16.44 ± 1.74 | 16.52 ± 1.88 | 17.31 ± 1.97 | 17.02 ± 2.40 | .204 | .395 |
| ICW (L) | 16.29 ± 2.70 | 16.11 ± 2.80 | 16.48 ± 2.02 | 16.91 ± 2. 23 | .445 | .164 |
| Phase angle (°) | 5.09 ± 0.53 | 5.00 ± 0.47 | 4.94 ± 0.47 | 5.15 ± 0.57 | .418 | .151 |
| Operated limb | ||||||
| Lean soft tissue (kg) | 1.93 ± 0.41 | 2.07 ± 0.39 | 2.17 ± 0.29 | 2.14 ± 0.26 | .084 | .154 |
| Phase angle (°) | 4.51 ± 0.60 | 4.45 ± 0.60 | 4.62 ± 0.37 | 4.96 ± 1.22 | .582 | .201 |
| Circumference (cm) | 29.36 ± 5.13 | 29.41 ± 5.16 | 30.62 ± 5.08 | 31.02 ± 5.24 | .505 | .583 |
| Non-operated limb | ||||||
| Lean soft tissue (kg) | 1.73 ± 0.89 | 2.02 ± 0.44 | 2.13 ± 0.22 | 2.10 ± 0.44 | .131 | .115 |
| Phase angle (°) | 4.66 ± 0.54 | 4.62 ± 0.66 | 4.71 ± 0.46 | 4.69 ± 0.53 | .802 | .849 |
| Circumference (cm) | 29.50 ± 5.07 | 28.56 ± 5.64 | 30.54 ± 4.89 | 30.57 ± 3.91 | .572 | .313 |
Data are mean ± SD. ECW extracellular water, ICW intracellular water, DB Dragon Boat group, HG home-based non-supervised training program group