Table 3. Aerobic capacity, strength, anthropometric measurements and quality of life: within and between group differences.
| Continuous aerobic training (n = 15) | Super-circuit training (n = 14) | Between-groups analysis (independent t-test) |
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| Pre-test: mean (SD) | Post-test: mean (SD) | Dependent t-test: Statistic t (p value) |
Pre-test: mean (SD) | Post-test: mean (SD) | Dependent t-test: Statistic t (p value) |
Pre-test: statistic t (p value) |
Post-test: statistic t (p value) |
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| Aerobic capacity | Metabolic equivalent | 7.92 (2.49) |
8.84 (1.72) |
1.79 (0.095) |
9.51 (2.17) |
11.87 (1.78) | 5.24 (0.002)* | 1.76 (0.008)* |
4.48 (0.0001)* |
|
| Rate pressure product | 18037.27 (4563.75) |
17378.18 (3020.13) | -0.545 (0.597) |
18902.41 (3539.09) |
22143.08 (4357.47) | 2.91 (0.014)* |
0.100 (0.921) |
3.02 (0.006)* |
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| Strength (kilograms) | 44.01 (2.42) |
46.44 (2.28) |
24.33 (p < 0.001)* |
48.44 (9.20) |
54.44 (9.58) |
4.36 (0.002)* |
1.39 (0.195) |
2.43 (0.037)* |
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| Quality of life | Physical component | 32.51 (7.70) |
36.98 (7.48) |
6.40 (0.0004)* |
42.35 (8.15) |
50.55 (4.36) |
2.92 (0.022)* |
2.48 (0.026) |
4.42 (0.0006)* |
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| Mental component | 49.03 (6.71) |
57.84 (4.25) |
3.24 (0.011)* |
38.16 (13.59) |
50.03 (8.72) |
3.93 (0.005)* |
-2.13 (0.05) |
-2.39 (0.030) |
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Notes: SD, standard deviation
* significant at the p < 0.05 (alpha level of aerobic capacity and quality of life was adjusted to 0.025 using the Bonferroni correction).