Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the participants of the HIT and WB-EMS group.
| Variable | HIT n = 23 |
WB-EMS n = 23 |
Difference (p) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age [years]a | 41.9 ± 6.4 | 43.7 ± 6.1 | .429 |
| Body height [cm] | 181.6 ± 5.6 | 179.3 ± 6.3 | .197 |
| Body weight [kg] | 88.8 ± 12.5 | 91.5 ± 12.8 | .471 |
| BMI [kg/m2] | 26.9 ± 3.3 | 28.5 ± 4.1 | .151 |
| Total body fat DXA [%] | 24.7 ± 4.8 | 26.5 ± 5.2 | .220 |
| Physical activity [index]a | 2.91 ± 1.08 | 3.22 ± 1.51 | .463 |
| Exercise volume [min/week] | 45.9 ± 37.8 | 50.2 ± 35.2 | .689 |
| Energy intake [kcal/d]b | 2346 ± 463 | 2387 ± 712 | .828 |
| Protein intake [g/kg/d]b | 1.07 ± 0.27 | 1.10 ± 0.28 | .695 |
| Alcohol [g/d]b | 10.0 ± 9.4 | 12.1 ± 10.0 | .514 |
| Smoker [n] | 7 | 6 | .743 |
aSelf-rated physical activity score (1 to 7, 1: very low; 7: very high) [17]; bassessed by a 4-day dietary protocol and analyzed using the “Freiburger Ernährungsprotokoll” (Freiburger Nutrition Protocol, Nutri-Science, Germany).