Table 7.
Mean (± SD) values of biochemical variables 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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| High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) (mg/dl) | BWRTG | 53.95 ± 3.83 | 55.6 ± 2.14 | 3.06 | 0.580 (0.28) |
< 0.001 (1.47) |
0.304 (0.41) |
| KRTG | 52.60 ± 3.07 | 55.80 ± 2.07 | 6.08 | ||||
| CG | 53.85 ± 2.96 | 55.95 ± 2.09 | 3.90 | ||||
| Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) (mg/dl) | BWRTG | 126.27 ± 8.39 | 112.84 ± 8.44 | -10.64 | 0.005 (0.90) |
< 0.001 (1.91) |
< 0.001 (1.82) |
| KRTG | 120.46 ± 6.56 | 107.89 ± 7.01 | -10.43 | ||||
| CG | 123.49 ± 9.98 | 122.96 ± 10.38 | -0.43 | ||||
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | BWRTG | 216.8 ± 7.13 | 204.3 ± 10.24 | -5.77 | 0.007 (0.87) |
< 0.001 (1.98) |
< 0.001 (1.59) |
| KRTG | 213.07 ± 6.78 | 200.22 ± 8.84 | -6.03 | ||||
| CG | 214.12 ± 6.83 | 215.2 ± 11.57 | 0.50 | ||||
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) | BWRTG | 181.52 ± 11.31 | 179.3 ± 10.24 | -1.22 | 0.793 (0.18) | 0.009 (0.71) | 0.417 (0.35) |
| KRTG | 183.89 ± 7.88 | 180.2 ± 10.10 | -2.01 | ||||
| CG | 180.35 ± 11.79 | 179.42 ± 13.46 | -0.52 | ||||
Data are mean values (± SD), BWRTG: body weight resistance training trained group KRTG: Kettle Bell trained group, CG: control group