Table 4.
Mean (± SD) values of anthropometric characteristics for the three groups
| Variables | Group | Before | After | % change | p (Cohen’s d) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main effect group |
Main effect time |
Interaction group x time |
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| Body mass (kg) | BWRTG | 87.25 ± 4.61 | 85.25 ± 4.51 | -2.29 |
0.002 (0.98) |
< 0.001 (1.68) |
< 0.001 (1.59) |
| KRTG | 88.8 ± 6.60 | 82.7 ± 5.21 | -6.87 | ||||
| CG | 92.2 ± 6.96 | 91.7 ± 7.20 | -0.54 | ||||
| Height (cm) | BWRTG | 170.75 ± 4.53 | 170.75 ± 4.53 | 0.00 | --- | --- | --- |
| KRTG | 171.95 ± 4.78 | 171.95 ± 4.78 | 0.00 | ||||
| CG | 174.7 ± 6.45 | 174.7 ± 6.45 | 0.00 | ||||
| BMI (kg.m − 2 ) | BWRTG | 29.94 ± 1.31 | 29.26 ± 1.13 | -2.27 |
0.015 (0.81) |
< 0.001 (1.70) |
< 0.001 (1.61) |
| KRTG | 30 ± 1.23 | 27.97 ± 1.16 | -6.77 | ||||
| CG | 30.18 ± 1.26 | 30.01 ± 1.20 | -0.56 | ||||
| % Body fat (%) | BWRTG | 39.47 ± 0.41 | 36.57 ± 0.33 | -7.35 | < 0.001 (1.70) |
< 0.001 (1.95) |
< 0.001 (1.83) |
| KRTG | 39.75 ± 0.56 | 35.68 ± 0.91 | -10.24 | ||||
| CG | 39.71 ± 0.42 | 38.93 ± 0.54 | -1.96 | ||||
Data are mean values (± SD), BMI: body mass index, BWRTG: body weight resistance training trained group KRTG: Kettlebell training group, CG: control group