TABLE 1.
Participant characteristics at baseline and follow‐up in the control and training groups.
| Control | Training | Mean difference in change (95% CI) (control vs. training) | P value | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 45 | n = 57 | |||||||||
| Baseline | Follow‐up | Change | P value | Baseline | Follow‐up | Change | P value | |||
| Sex (n male/female) | 12/33 | 25/32 | ||||||||
| Age (years) | 12.63 ± 0.32 | 12.63 ± 0.33 | ||||||||
| Stature (cm) | 157.7 ± 7.3 | 158.2 ± 7.3 | 0.46 ± 1.07 | 0.003 | 157.0 ± 6.4 | 158.2 ± 6.6 | 1.26 ± 1.66 | <0.001 | 0.8 (−1.37, −0.24) | 0.003 |
| Body mass (kg) | 51.8 ± 12.7 | 51.7 ± 12.6 | −0.06 ± 1.70 | 0.403 | 52.0 ± 9.5 | 52.3 ± 9.4 | 0.34 ± 1.27 | 0.049 | 0.4 (−0.99, 0.18) | 0.088 |
| Body mass index (kg · m−2) | 20.7 ± 4.0 | 20.5 ± 4.0 | −0.14 ± 0.69 | 0.092 | 21.0 ± 3.4 | 20.8 ± 3.2 | −0.20 ± 0.62 | 0.018 | 0.06 (−0.20, 0.32) | 0.318 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 68.7 ± 8.7 | 69.2 ± 8.5 | 0.51 ± 2.30 | 0.073 | 69.4 ± 7.6 | 70.6 ± 7.8 | 1.18 ± 3.78 | 0.022 | 0.67 (−1.94, 0.60) | 0.149 |
| Maximal rowing test performance (m) | 562.8 ± 54.9 | 553.2 ± 63.8 | −9.51 ± 37.59 | 0.048 | 576.9 ± 63.9 | 596.7 ± 71.0 | 19.74 ± 59.78 | 0.016 | 29.25 (−49.51, −8.99) | 0.003 |
Note: Data are mean ± standard deviation.