Table 8.
Percent change in body composition (from pre- to post-test) for the three aerobic training (AT) studies.
| Authors | Variable Measured in Multiple Studies | % LBM | Variable Measured in One Study only | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMI | WHR | SF (tri.) | WC | %BF | BM | HC | SSF (cen.) | SSF (per.) | SSF | SF (bi.) | SF (ss) | SF (si) | BFR | BD | |||
| Smith et al. (2001)+ | -2.6* | -2.1* | -26.8* | -3.1* | -2.4* | -0.8 | -11.2* | -21.2* | |||||||||
| Terry et al. (2006)+ | 0.2 | 2.1 | -1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||
| Mutimura et al. (2008)+ | -2.5* | -10.1* | -8.5* | -7.9* | -4.6* | 1.0 | NC* | -7.9* | -5.3* | -7.3* | -8.9* | -27.1* | |||||
| Number of studies | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Significant change (No. of studies) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Direction of change (trend) |
↑ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ↓ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| ↔ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Strength of change (%) | -4.9 | -10.1 | -35.3 | -11.0 | -5.7 | -2.4 | 0.2 | NC | -11.2 | -21.2 | -7.9 | -5.3 | -7.3 | -8.9 | -27.1 | 0.0 | |
%BF = percent body fat; BD = body density; BFR = body fat redistribution; BM = body mass; BMI = body mass index; HC = hip circumference; %LBM = percent lean body mass; cen. = central (subscapular, suprailiac and abdominal); per. = peripheral (triceps, biceps, thigh and medial calf); bi. = biceps; ss = subscapular; si = suprailiac; SF = skinfold; SSF = sum of skinfolds (triceps, biceps, subscapular and suprailiac); WC = waist circumference; WHR = waist hip ratio.
↑ = increased; ↓ = deceased; ↔ = no change.
* Indicates significant change (p<0.05).
+Values expressed as percentages.