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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Aug 2.
Published in final edited form as: Obesity (Silver Spring). 2009 Oct 8;18(4):690–695. doi: 10.1038/oby.2009.316

Table 3.

DXA derived regional body fat.

Arm Fat (kg) Leg Fat (kg) Trunk Fat (kg)
Aerobic
Adherers
Baseline
Follow-up
Change
1.9±0.4
2.1±0.6
0.2 kg 10.5 %
8.7±1.8
10.3±2.4
1.6 kg 18.4 %
9.9±1.5
11.6±2.7
1.7 kg 17.2 %
Aerobic
Non-adherers
Baseline
Follow-up
Change
2.2±0.4 a
2.9±0.7
0.7 kg 31.8 %
9.6±2.5 a
12.6±3.7
3.0 kg 31.3 %
9.4±1.8
12.8±2.8
3.4 kg 36.3 %
Resistance
Adherers
Baseline
Follow-up
Change
2.1±0.4
2.4±0.7
0.3 kg 14.3 %
9.6±2.4
11.4±2.4
1.8 kg 19.0 %
10.1±2.4
12.1±2.7
2.0 kg 19.8 %
Resistance
Non-adherers
Baseline
Follow-up
Change
2.1±0.5
2.7±0.7
0.6 kg 28.6 %
9.1±2.2
11.7±2.9
2.6 kg 29.9 %
9.3±2.3
12.3±3.1
3.0 kg 32.0 %
No Exercise Baseline
Follow-up
Change
2.0±0.5
2.5±0.7
0.5kg 25.0 %
8.7±1.9
10.9±2.3
2.2 kg 25.3 %
10.0±2.5
13.2±3.6
3.2 kg 32.0 %
P T < 0.01
G < 0.05
TxG< 0.01
T < 0.01
G = 0.14
TxG < 0.05
T < 0.02
G = 0.64
TxG < 0.03

Baseline to follow-up changes in fat mass all significantly different from zero.

a

Significantly different from aerobic adherers