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. 2024 Feb 26;6(3):578–597. doi: 10.1038/s42255-024-00988-y

Table 1.

Summary of clinical parameters of the study participants before and after CS or RS intervention

Clinical parameters CS 0 W CS 8 W RS 0 W RS 8 W P valuea P valueb P valuec P valued
Obesity-related indicators
Body weight (kg) 82.74 ± 15.67 83.23 ± 16.01 83.24 ± 15.70 80.91 ± 15.39 0.328 0.339 <0.001 <0.001
BMI (kg m−2) 28.58 ± 3.79 28.74 ± 3.95 28.75 ± 3.79 27.93 ± 3.75 0.361 0.422 <0.001 <0.001
FM (kg) 26.21 ± 8.37 26.71 ± 8.45 26.59 ± 8.34 24.83 ± 8.29 0.486 0.136 <0.001 <0.001
FFM (kg) 56.54 ± 12.33 56.57 ± 12.46 56.66 ± 12.35 55.75 ± 11.99 0.999 0.999 0.011 0.029
TBW (kg) 39.55 ± 7.71 39.51 ± 7.82 39.61 ± 7.69 39.10 ± 7.68 0.999 0.999 0.101 0.155
Fat percentage 31.70 ± 7.72 31.80 ± 8.03 31.99 ± 7.64 31.06 ± 7.93 0.999 0.999 0.101 0.117
Waist circumference (cm) 95.52 ± 10.91 95.59 ± 11.16 96.28 ± 11.00 92.60 ± 10.89 0.731 0.999 <0.001 <0.001
Hip circumference (cm) 105.00 ± 8.05 105.49 ± 7.71 105.31 ± 8.08 104.16 ± 7.69 0.999 0.372 <0.001 <0.001
Waist-to-hip ratio 0.91 ± 0.06 0.91 ± 0.07 0.91 ± 0.06 0.89 ± 0.06 0.999 0.999 <0.001 0.01
VFA (cm²) 104.75 ± 53.46 108.31 ± 49.71 108.58 ± 55.06 86.39 ± 45.41 0.999 0.999 <0.001 <0.001
SFA (cm²) 283.63 ± 92.87 286.68 ± 96.69 289.64 ± 95.38 262.50 ± 89.91 0.999 0.999 <0.001 0.004
Anthropometric parameters
Age (years) 33.43 ± 7.71
Sex (male:female) 22:15
SBP (mm Hg) 112.65 ± 10.00 113.51 ± 8.70 112.41 ± 11.71 113.05 ± 11.19 0.999 0.999 0.999 0.918
DBP (mm Hg) 76.14 ± 7.08 77.11 ± 6.88 75.08 ± 7.69 74.46 ± 7.54 0.999 0.999 0.999 0.342
Liver enzymes and renal function
ALT (U l−1) 16.80 (12.30, 29.00) 20.00 (10.28, 30.25) 16.00 (12.00, 30.00) 15.00 (12.00, 22.50) 0.999 0.999 0.432 0.041
AST (U l−1) 18.60 (17.20, 22.00) 19.76 (16.03, 24.80) 19.00 (17.00, 22.50) 17.00 (14.50, 21.00) 0.999 0.999 0.058 0.022
GGT (U l−1) 24.80 (17.50, 35.00) 25.20 (18.17, 34.26) 25.00 (18.00, 36.00) 21.00 (16.00, 35.50) 0.999 0.999 0.033 0.03
BUN (mmol l−1) 4.40 ± 0.97 4.54 ± 1.17 4.38 ± 0.99 4.23 ± 1.06 0.999 0.999 0.999 0.149
Cr (μmol l−1) 70.52 ± 12.94 70.26 ± 16.11 70.62 ± 13.02 69.95 ± 14.00 0.999 0.999 0.999 0.809
Lipid profiles
TC (mmol l−1) 4.65 ± 0.67 4.56 ± 0.80 4.69 ± 0.67 4.40 ± 0.71 0.999 0.999 0.008 0.146
TG (mmol l−1) 1.09 (0.86, 1.68) 1.23 (0.80, 1.52) 1.04 (0.85, 1.64) 1.01 (0.79, 1.38) 0.999 0.999 0.999 0.559
HDL-C (mmol l−1) 1.14 ± 0.24 1.14 ± 0.23 1.13 ± 0.25 1.10 ± 0.20 0.999 0.999 0.999 0.456
LDL-C (mmol l−1) 3.01 ± 0.58 2.95 ± 0.67 3.02 ± 0.60 2.89 ± 0.54 0.999 0.999 0.424 0.482
Secretory cytokines
A-FABP (ng ml−1) 35.49 (30.71, 44.82) 36.83 (23.35, 46.99) 37.47 (29.33, 47.81) 31.12 (23.74, 45.12) 0.999 0.999 0.072 0.12
Adiponectin (μg ml−1) 9.34 (7.49, 13.86) 9.38 (7.01, 12.39) 9.21 (7.04, 13.13) 10.46 (7.38, 13.68) 0.999 0.999 0.376 0.038
FGF21 (pg ml−1) 167.61 (99.71, 211.00) 172.07 (104.63, 237.70) 188.46 (113.19, 224.07) 151.74 (51.62, 216.98) 0.999 0.999 <0.001 0.002
Inflammation-related factors
TNFα (pg ml−1) 0.70 (0.60, 0.81) 0.68 (0.55, 0.86) 0.70 (0.55, 0.82) 0.66 (0.45, 0.72) 0.999 0.999 0.053 0.014
IL-1β (pg ml−1) 0.18 (0.13, 0.24) 0.17 (0.10, 0.27) 0.16 (0.11, 0.26) 0.11 (0.06, 0.17) 0.999 0.999 <0.001 0.046
MCP-1 (pg ml−1) 673.56 (535.55, 865.83) 630.62 (516.20, 768.22) 626.85 (513.23, 816.09) 631.97 (498.41, 822.20) 0.999 0.999 0.999 0.925
IL-10 (pg ml−1) 1.72 (1.58, 2.07) 1.62 (1.49, 1.79) 1.66 (1.52, 1.95) 1.58 (1.48, 1.91) 0.999 0.999 0.999 0.146
IL-6 (pg ml−1) 1.08 (0.65,1.85) 1.12 (0.57,1.64) 1.08 (0.77,1.58) 1.05 (0.71,1.49) 0.999 0.999 0.999 0.689

FM, fat mass; FFM, free fat mass; TBW, total body water; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; ALT, alanine transaminase; AST, aspartate transaminase; GGT, γ-glutamyl transferase; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; Cr, creatinine; A-FABP; adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein. Data are expressed as mean ± s.d. or median (interquartile range (IQR)).

aDifferences in baseline variables before the RS and CS interventions were assessed using a linear mixed model adjusted by intervention order followed by Bonferroni’s test.

bDifferences in outcomes before and after CS intervention were assessed using a linear mixed model adjusted by intervention order followed by Bonferroni’s test.

cDifferences in outcomes before and after RS intervention were assessed using a linear mixed model adjusted by intervention order followed by Bonferroni’s test.

dDifferences in outcomes between the RS and CS intervention were assessed using a linear mixed model adjusted by intervention order.