Table 3.
Body Composition Variables
| Variables | Day 0 | Day 6 | Day 27 | Day 48 |
| Body Weight (kg) | * (p = 0.015) | * (p = 0.006) | * (p = 0.027) | |
| PLA | 77.91 (18.36) | 77.94 (17.76) | 78.52 (18.64) | 78.80 (18.50) |
| CRT | 89.42 (22.08) | 90.76 (22.60) | 90.55 (22.54) | 90.09 (22.86) |
| CEE | 73.69 (14.94) | 74.49 (14.48) | 74.91 (15.19) | 75.32 (15.21) |
| Fat-Free Mass (kg) | * (p = 0.001) | * (p = 0.001) | * (p = 0.001) | |
| PLA | 54.55 (10.05) | 55.10 (9.60) | 56.05 (10.19) | 56.25 (10.22) |
| CRT | 63.27 (10.79) | 64.68 (11.18) | 65.54 (11.68) | 65.12 (11.39) |
| CEE | 59.06 (8.46) | 59.74 (8.16) | 60.01 (8.52) | 60.11 (8.11) |
| Fat Mass (kg) | * (p = 0.002) | * (p = 0.001) | * (p = 0.003) | |
| PLA | 14.34 (8.92) | 13.80 (8.65) | 13.66 (8.89) | 13.68 (8.94) |
| CRT | 21.55 (12.63) | 21.09 (12.40) | 20.20 (12.06) | 20.08 (12.15) |
| CEE † (p = 0.043) | 10.44 (7.28) | 10.41 (7.49) | 10.50 (7.59) | 10.88 (7.88) |
| Thigh Mass (kg) | * (p = 0.017) | * (p = 0.016) | ||
| PLA | 8.07 (1.77) | 8.17 (1.73) | 8.31 (1.73) | 8.36 (1.71) |
| CRT | 8.93 (1.78) | 9.17 (1.79) | 9.28 (1.84) | 9.34 (1.93) |
| CEE | 7.58 (.81) | 8.06 (1.35) | 8.22 (1.31) | 8.21 (1.36) |
Data are expressed as mean (± SD). * indicates a significant difference at the respective testing session. † indicates a significant difference between groups (p < 0.05).