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. 2025 Dec 9;13(12):444. doi: 10.3390/sports13120444
1 RM One Repetition Maximum
6MWT Six-Minute Walk Test
ALMI Appendicular Lean Mass Index
AMPK AMP-Activated Protein Kinase
ASMMI Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Mass Index
BAIBA Beta-Aminoisobutyric Acid
BDNF Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
BMI Body Mass Index
CON Control Group
CRP C-Reactive Protein
DEXA Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry
EX Exercise
EX + CON Exercise + Control Group
EX + PRO Exercise + Protein Supplement Group
FFM Fat-Free Mass
FM Fat Mass
FNDC5 Fibronectin Type III Domain-Containing Protein 5
FoxO Forkhead Box O
FGF21 Fibroblast Growth Factor 21
GDF15 Growth Differentiation Factor 15
GDF-8 Growth Differentiation Factor 8 (Myostatin)
GLUT4 Glucose Transporter Type 4
GFRAL Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Family Receptor Alpha-Like
IGF-1 Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1
IL Interleukin
MGF Mechanical Growth Factor
Metrnl Meteorin-Like Protein
mTOR Mammalian Target of Rapamycin
MuRF1 Muscle RING Finger 1
NF-κB Nuclear Factor Kappa-Light-Chain-Enhancer of Activated B Cells
PL Placebo
PI3K Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase
PRO Protein Supplement Group
PGC-1α Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-Alpha
RT Resistance Training
RT + EP Resistance Training + Epicatechin
SD Standard Deviation
SSPB Short Physical Performance Battery
T2D Type 2 Diabetes
THR Target Heart Rate
TNF-α Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha
TUG Timed Up and Go Test