Table 2.
Baseline values and change scores
| Resistance Training (n = 44) |
Aerobic Training (n = 38) |
Aerobic + Resistance Training (n = 37) |
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| Variable | Baseline | Change | P Value | Baseline | Change | P Value | Baseline | Change | P Value |
| Body weight, kg | 88.7 (15.6) | 0.83 (2.32) | 0.022* | 88.0 (11.1) | −1.76 (3.00) | 0.001* | 88.9 (11.5) | −1.63 (3.17) | 0.004* |
| Peak VO2, ml/kg/min | 27.0 (6.24) | 1.26 (2.38) | 0.001* | 27.3 (5.57) | 3.43 (3.54) | <0.0001* | 27.0 (5.78) | 4.25 (2.97) | <0.0001* |
| Strength, kg/session | 9094 (3373) | 4306 (2630) | <0.0001* | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8779 (2704) | 3810 (2508) | <0.0001* |
| Food intake, kcal/day | 2009 (569) | −81.8 (621) | 0.435 | 2009 (570) | −66.4 (320) | 0.203 | 2100 (478) | −133.8 (547) | 0.1348 |
| Fat mass, kg | 34.3 (9.12) | −0.26 (2.16) | 0.429 | 34.7 (7.89) | −1.66 (2.67) | 0.001* | 34.9 (8.92) | −2.44 (2.97) | <0.0001* |
| Lean body mass, kg | 54.4 (13.3) | 1.09 (1.54) | <0.0001* | 53.3 (8.71) | −0.10 (1.22) | 0.613 | 54.0 (9.59) | 0.81 (1.38) | 0.001* |
| Fat % | 38.8 (8.69) | −0.65 (1.70) | 0.015* | 39.4 (7.17) | −1.01 (1.92) | 0.003* | 39.2 (8.12) | −2.04 (2.23) | <0.0001* |
| Thigh CT muscle area, mm2 | 13431 (3215) | 681.9 (594.1) | <0.0001* | 13523 (2660) | 43.4 (324.5) | 0.477 | 13247 (2686) | 587.4 (697.6) | <0.0001* |
| Waist circumference, cm2 | 93.6 (9.06) | −0.06 (1.96) | 0.848 | 96.1 (10.25) | −1.01 (2.91) | 0.039* | 97.3 (8.89) | −1.66 (2.65) | 0.001* |
Values are means (SD). There were no significant baseline differences between groups. Fat mass, lean body mass, and fat % are from either BOD POD or DEXA.