Table 4.
Energy balance and body composition
| Energy | DE (n = 12)
|
DERT (n = 15)
|
Effect size | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | Pre | Post | ||
| Intake (kcals/day) | 1856.7 ± 614.8 | 1530.0 ± 351.8¥ | 1691.8 ± 554.8 | 1641.4 ± 605.4 | 0.088 |
| Expenditure (kcals/week) | 6620.0 ± 3880.0 | 11,658.0 ± 9567.0 | 6158.0 ± 2948.0 | 7935.0 ± 5009.0 | 0.070 |
| Body composition | |||||
| Weight (kg) | 87.2 ± 13.5 | 85.5 ± 13.7 | 87.1 ± 14.5 | 83.8 ± 12.6¥ | 0.075 |
| Body fat (%) | 40.2 ± 6.9 | 40.7 ± 6.4 | 41.4 ± 8.1 | 38.3 ± 9.1¥ | 0.369 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 31.9 ± 3.3 | 31.3 ± 3.3 | 31.5 ± 3.8 | 30.4 ± 3.4¥ | 0.067 |
| Fat mass (kg) | 35.3 ± 9.2 | 35.1 ± 8.7 | 36.1 ± 8.9 | 32.0 ± 8.3¥ | 0.267 |
| Fat-free mass (kg) | 51.9 ± 9.0 | 50.5 ± 8.8¥ | 51.0 ± 11.3 | 51.8 ± 11.8 | 0.342 |
Notes: Pre and post values expressed as mean ± standard deviation.
¥
Difference within groups was P < 0.05. Effect size expressed as partial eta squared (0.01 = small effect, 0.06 = moderate effect, 0.14 = large effect).
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; DE, dietary education; DERT, dietary education plus resistance training.