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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Nov 19.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Exerc Sci. 2017 Jan 4;29(3):297–315. doi: 10.1123/pes.2016-0143

Table 3.

Changes in metabolic function and body composition with resistance training interventions.

Source Comparisons Markers of Metabolic Function
(Model Adjustments)
Anthropometry and Body Composition
(Model Adjustments)
Ackel-D’ Elia
2014(2)
AT vs LPA BP, WC, TG, HDL: NR
GLU: − 0.05 vs − 0.09uU/ml; I: − 1.53 vs − 1.43uU/ml; HOMA-IR: − 0.32 vs − 0.33
WT: −5.1 vs −0.5kg*; BMI: −1.9 vs −0.2*
TBF: − 1.2 vs − 1.0%; − 5.14 vs − 0.5 kgd*
LBM: −2.6 vs +0.5kgd*
RT+AT vs LPA
BP, WC, TG, HDL: NR
GLU: − 0.01 vs − 0.09uU/ml; I: − 3.63 vs − 1.43uU/ml; HOMA-IR: − 0.78 vs − 0.33
WT: −8.1 vs −0.6kg*; BMI: −3.3 vs −0.2*
TBF: −6.8 vs −1.0%*; −9.8 vs −1kgd*
LBM: +1.7 vs +0.5kgd
RT+AT vs AT
BP, WC, TG, HDL: NR
GLU: − 0.01 vs − 0.05uU/ml; I: − 3.63 vs − 1.53uU/ml; HOMA-IR: − 0.78 vs − 0.32
WT: −8.1 vs −5.1kg*; BMI: −3.3 vs −1.9*
TBF: −6.8 vs −1.2%*; −9.8 vs −3kgd*
LBM: +1.7 vs −2.6kgd*

(No adjustments/covariates listed, comparisons by ANOVA)

(ANOVA; No adjustments listed)
Benson 2008(6) RT vs CON BP: NR
WC: −0.8 vs +0.5cm*
logTG: +0.16 vs +0.05
HDL: +0.1 vs −0.1mmol/l
GLU:+2.8 vs +2.5mmol/l; logHOMA-IR: +0.1vs +0.24
(Age, gender, and maturation evaluated as covariates; no effects)
WT: NR; BMI: −0.01 vs +0.4*
TBF: −0.3 vs +1.2%*; NR kgc
LBM: +1.4 vs +1.0 (FFM)c
(Age, gender, and maturation evaluated as covariates; no effects)
Damaso 2014(8) RT+AT vs AT BP, WC:NR
TG:−19.0 vs −27.2mg/dl
HDL:+2.4 vs +1.0mg/dl
GLU: −0.1 vs −0.0uU/ml; I:−5.5 vs −4.1 uU/ml; HOMA-IR: −1.2 vs −0.9
(No adjustments/covariates listed, comparisons by ANOVA)
WT:−12.3 vs −8.8kg; BMI: −4.7 vs −3.2
TBF: −9.4 vs −5.3%*; −14.2 vs −8.1kgd*
LBM: +1.3 vs +0.1kg
(No adjustments/covariates listed, comparisons by ANOVA)
Davis 2009(9) RT+D vs CON BP, WC, TG, HDL: NR
GLU: −2.4 vs −5.0 mg/dl; GLU IAUC: −6.3 vs +23.2nmol/min/l*; I: −3.9 vs −1.0 uU/ml; HOMA-IR: −1.0 vs −0.3
IS: 0.0 vs +0.1 ×10−4 min−1x uU−1x mL−1
WT: −0.3 vs +0.6kg; BMI: 0.0 vs +0.2
TBF: %NR; −1.3 vs −0.1kga
LBM: +1.1 vs +1.1kga
RT+D vs D BP, WC, TG, HDL: NR
GLU: −2.4 vs −0.8mg/dl; OGTT GLU IAUC: −6.3 vs −19.3nmol/min/l*; I: −3.9 vs −1.8 uU/ml; HOMA-IR: −1.0 vs −0.6
IS: 0.0 vs +0.2 ×10−4 min−1x uU−1x mL−1
WT: −0.3 vs +0.1kg; BMI: 0.0 vs −0.1
TBF: %NR; −1.3 vs −0.1kga
LBM: +1.1 vs 0.0kga

(ANCOVA; covariates included: age, sex, DXA fat and lean tissue mass.)

(ANCOVA; covariates included: age and sex for all; dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) fat was adjusted for lean, and lean for fat.)
Davis 2009(10) RT+D vs CON BP, WC, TG, HDL: NR
GLU:−3.6 vs −3.9mg/dl; OGTT GLU IAUC: −269.1 vs −241.8 nmol/min/l; IS: −0.4 vs −0.03 ×10−4 min−1x uU−1x mL−1
WT: +2.4 vs −0.3; BMI: +1.1 vs −0.05*
TBF: %NR; +0.6 vs +0.4kga
LBM: +1.4 vs +0.2kga
RT+AT+D vs CON
BP, WC, TG, HDL: NR
GLU: −4.3 vs −3.9mg/dl; OGTT GLU IAUC: −277.1 vs −241.8nmol/min/l; IS: +0.1 vs −0.03 ×10−4 min−1x uU−1x mL−1
WT: −0.8 vs −0.3kg; BMI: −0.5 vs −0.5
TBF: %NR; −1.4 vs +0.4kga
LBM: +0.8 vs +0.2a
RT+D vs RT+AT+D BP, WC, TG, HDL: NR
GLU: −3.6 vs – 4.3mg/dl; OGTT GLU IAUC: −269.1 vs −277.1 nmol/min/l; IS: −0.4 vs +0.1 ×10−4 min−1x uU−1x mL−1
WT: +2.4 vs. −0.8kg*; BMI: +1.1 vs −0.5*
TBF: %NR; +0.6 vs −1.4kga*
LBM: +1.4 vs +0.8kga
RT+AT+D vs D BP, WC, TG, HDL: NR
GLU −4.3 vs +2.5mg/dl*; OGTT GLU IAUC: −277.1 vs −290.5nmol/min/l; IS: +0.1 vs +0.3 ×10−4 min−1x uU−1x mL−1
WT: +0.3 vs −0.8kg; BMI: +0.3 vs −0.5
TBF: %NR ;−0.1 vs −1.4 kga
LBM: +0.1 vs +0.8kga

[ANCOVA covariates included Tanner, baseline-dependent variable, and baseline DXA fat and lean mass (only included if significant in the model).]

[ANCOVA covariates: Tanner, baseline-dependent variable (DEXA fat adjusted for lean, and lean for fat), change in total sugar intake (weight model only), and change in bench press (BMI model only)]
de Piano 2012(11) AT+RT vs AT
w/o NAFLD
BP, WC: NR
TG:−6.3 vs −31.1mg/dl
HDL:+0.9 vs +0.1mg/dl
GLU: −3.8 vs −2.1mg/dl; I: −6.0 vs −0.12mU/l*; HOMA-IR: −1.4 vs −0.07*
WT:−12.0 vs −9.4kg, BMI: −4.7 vs −3.4
TBF: 11.1 vs −7.2%*; −14.1 vs −6.7kgd*
LBM: +2.9 vs −2.8kgd*
AT+RT vs AT
w/NAFLD
BP, WC: NR
TG:−8.3 vs −14.8 mg/dl
HDL:−0.2 vs +2.9mg/dl
GLU: −5.14 vs +1.15mg/dl*; HOMA-IR: −2.07 vs −1.63
WT: −14.5 vs −10.9kg; BMI: −5.4 vs −3.7
TBF: −8.9 vs −6.4%; −15.4 vs −10.2kgd
LBM:+1.3 vs −0.6kgd
[(No adjustments/covariates listed, comparisons by one-way analysis of variance or the Mann–Whitney test(nonparametric variables); (No adjustments/covariates listed)
Hasson 2012(16) RT +D vs CON African American: BP, WC, TG, HDL: NR
GLU: −2.7 vs −2.7mg/dl; I: −2.3 vs 2.2 μU/ml; IS: 0.0 vs −0.4 ×10−4 min−1x uU−1x mL−1
Latino:BP, WC, TG, HDL: NR
GLU: −2.5 vs −5.3mg/dl; I: −4.0 vs −1.0μU/ml; IS: −0.2 vs −0.4 ×10−4 min−1x uU−1x mL−1
Combined percent change:
IS:−6.9% vs −32.3%; DI:−13.7% vs −14.2%
WT; BMI; TBF, LBMa: NS—data not shown
RT +D vs D African American: BP, WC, TG, HDL: NR
GLU: −2.7 vs −2.8mg/dl; I: −2.3 vs −1.3μU/ml; IS: 0.0 vs +0.1 ×10−4 min−1x uU−1x mL−1
Latino: BP, WC, TG, HDL: NR
GLU: −2.5 vs −0.9 mg/dl; I: −4.0 vs −2.6μU/ml; IS: −0.2 vs +0.3 ×10−4 min−1x uU−1x mL−1
Combined percent change:
IS:−6.9% vs +16.5%*; DI:−13.7% vs +15.5%*
WT; BMI; TBF, LBMa: NS—data not shown
D vs CON African American: BP, WC, TG, HDL: NR
GLU: −2.8 vs −2.7mg/dl; I:−1.3 vs +2.2μU/ml; IS: +0.1 vs −0.4×10−4 min−1x uU−1x mL−1*
Latino:BP, WC, TG, HDL: NR
GLU: −0.9 vs −5.3mg/dl; I: −2.6 vs −1.0μU/ml; IS: +0.3 vs −0.4×10−4 min−1x uU−1x mL−1*
Combined percent change:
IS: +16.5% vs −32.3%*; DI: +15.5% vs −14.2%*
WT; BMI; TBF, LBMa: NS—data not shown

(ANCOVA controlling for pretest values and Tanner stage, sex, total fat mass, and total lean mass. Bonferroni post hoc analysis)
(No adjustments noted)
Kelly 2015(18) RT vs CON SBP:−3.8 vs −5.1mmHg/DBP: +1.0 vs +0.8 mmHg
WC: +5.2 vs −4.4cm
TG; HDL: NR
GLU: +4.4 vs +2.3 mg/dl; IS: +0.56 vs +0.4 × 10–4/min/uU/mL
(No covariates listed for these outcomes)
WT:+5.9 vs −7.1kg; BMI: +1.3 vs −3.6
TBF: +1.7 vs +0.7%; +2.9 vs −3.8kga
LBM: +1.7 vs −2.1kga
(For fat mass, lean mass was included as a covariate, and vice versa.)
Lee 2012(21) RT vs CON BP: NR
WC: −3.2 vs +1.1cm*
TG, HDL: NR
GLU: +0.1 vs −0.3 mg/dl
IS:+0.8 vs −0.1 mg/kg/min per mU/mL*
WT: −0.6 vs +2.6kg*; BMI: −0.6 vs +0.3*
TBF: −2.5 vs +0.2%*;−2.5 vs +1.2kga*
LBM: +1.4 vs +0.5kga*
AT vs CON BP: NR
WC: −2.0 vs +1.1cm*
TG, HDL: NR
GLU:−0.4 vs −0.3mg/dl; IS:+0.4 vs −0.1 mg/kg/min per mU/mL
WT: −0.04 vs +2.6kg*; BMI:−0.3 vs +0.3
TBF: −2.6 vs +0.2%*; −3.0 vs +1.2kga*
LBM: +1.0 vs +0.5a

(No adjustments/covariates listed; ANOVA; least squared means difference post hoc tests were used to determine differences between the control and intervention groups)

(No adjustments/covariates listed; ANOVA; least squared means difference post hoc tests were used to determine differences between the control and intervention groups)
Lee 2013(22) RT vs CON BP: NR
WC:−1.82 vs −0.25cm
TG, HDL: NR
GLU: +0.61 vs +1.35mg/dl; IS: +0.03 vs −0.46mg/kg/min per mU/mL
WT: −0.31 vs +0.13kg; BMI: −0.28 vs −0.03
TBF: −1.6 vs 0.1%*; −2.23 vs +0.70kgb
LBM: +0.61 vs +0.21kgb
AT vs CON BP: NR
WC:−2.48 vs −0.25cm
TG, HDL: NR
GLU:−2.11 vs +1.35mg/dl; IS: +0.92 vs −0.46mg/kg/min/uU/ml*
WT: −1.31 vs +0.13kg; BMI: −0.46 vs −0.03
TBF: −1.7 vs 0.1%*; −2.38 vs +0.70kgb
LBM: +0.13 vs +0.21b

(ANCOVA; adjustment for baseline values for each outcome variable).
(ANCOVA; adjustment for baseline values for each outcome variable).
Shaibi 2006(33) RT vs CON BP, WC, TG, HDL: NR
GLU: +2.5 vs +1.1mg/dl; IS by FSIVGTT:+0.9 vs +0.1*
(Change scores for IS adjusted for change in TBF and LBM mass)
WT:+1.9 vs +2.1kg; BMI: +0.4 vs +0.4
TBF:−2.5 vs −0.6%; −1.3 vs −0.2kga
LBM: +3.7 vs +2.0kga*
(No adjustments)
Sigal 2014(35) RT vs CON SBP: −4 vs −4mmHg / DBP: −2 vs −1mmHg
WC: −2.2 vs. −0.2cm*
TG: −1.7 vs +6.6mg/dl
HDL: +0.9 vs +0.6mg/dl
GLU: +0.0 vs −1.9mg/dl; I: −0.8 vs −0.2 μIU/mL
WT: +0.3 vs +1.3kg ; BMI:−0.5 vs +0.0
TBF: −1.6 vs −0.3%*; −1.3 vs +0.4kgb
LBM: +1.4 vs +1.1kgb
AT vs CON
SBP: −5 vs −4mmHg / DBP: −3 vs −1mmHg
WC: −3.0 vs. −0.2cm*
TG: +2.5 vs +6.6mg/dl
HDL: −0.2 vs +0.6mg/dl
GLU: +0.3 vs −1.9mg/dl; I: +1.9 vs −0.2μIU/mL
WT: −0.1 vs +1.3kg ; BMI: −0.6 vs 0.0
TBF: −1.1 vs −0.3%; −1.2 vs +0.4kgb
LBM: +0.7 vs +1.1kgb
RT+AT vs AT
SBP: −1 vs −5mmHg*/ DBP: −2 vs −3mmHg
WC: −4.1 vs −3.0cm
TG: −2.2 vs +2.5mg/dl
HDL:+1.3 vs +0.2mg/dl
GLU: −1.0 vs +0.3mg/dl; I: +0.9 vs +1.9μIU/mL
WT: −0.8 vs −0.1kg ; BMI:−0.9 vs −0.6
TBF: −1.4 vs −1.1%; −1.7 vs −1.2kgb
LBM: +0.8 vs +0.7kgb
RT+AT vs RT SBP: −1 vs −4mmHg/ DBP:−2 vs −2mmHg
WC: −4.1 vs −2.2cm
TG: −2.2 vs −1.7mg/dl
HDL: +1.3 vs +0.9 mg/dl
GLU: −1.0 vs +0.0mg/dl; I: +0.9 vs −0.8μIU/mL
WT: −0.8 vs +0.3; BMI: −0.9 vs −0.5
TBF: −1.4 vs −1.6 %; −1.7 vs −1.3kgb
LBM: +0.8 vs +1.4kgb

(Linear mixed-effects modeling for repeated measures and effects for time, group, and time x group, with age and sex as covariates and an unstructured covariance matrix.)

(Linear mixed-effects modeling for repeated measures and effects for time, group, and time x group with age and sex as covariates and an unstructured covariance matrix.)
Suh 2011(37) RT+D vs AT+D
BP: NR
WC: −0.05 vs −0.76cm
TG, HDL: NR
GLU AUC: −970.97 vs −2330.73μIU/mL; ISI: +0.01 vs +0.04
WT: +1.63 vs −0.61kg; BMI: +0.49 vs −0.45*
TBF:+0.92 vs −0.28%; NR kgc
LBM: +0.50 vs −0.20kgc
RT+D vs D
BP: NR
WC: −0.05 vs +1.62cm
TG, HDL: NR
GLU AUC: −970.97 vs −2481.83μIU/mL; ISI: +0.01 vs +0.01
WT: +1.63 vs +1.82kg; BMI: +0.49 vs +0.45
TBF: :+0.92 vs +0.88%; NR kgc
LBM: +0.50 vs +0.65kgc
AT+D vs D BP: NR
WC: −0.76cm vs +1.62cm
TG, HDL: NR
GLU AUC: −2330.73 vs −2481.83μIU/mL; ISI: +0.04 vs +0.01
WT: −0.61 vs +1.82kg; BMI: −0.45 vs +0.45
TBF: −0.28 vs +0.88%; NR kgc
LBM: −0.20 vs +0.65kgc

(ANCOVA; adjusted for baseline age, sex, and BMI. Tukey post-hoc analysis.)

(ANCOVA; adjusted for baseline age, sex, and BMI. Tukey post-hoc analysis.)
*

p≤0.05;

a.

DXA,

b.

MRI,

c.

BIA,

d.

BODPOD™,

e.

skin folds;

f.

hydrostatic weighing;

g.

unclear if BODPOD™ or DXA, both were used and are capable of estimating lean and fat tissue, but BODPOD was indicated for weight and DXA for BMD, without specifying which was used for total body fat and lean.

All measures were fasting unless otherwise indicated. AT, aerobic training; RT, resistance training; D, diet; CON, control group, SBP, Systolic Blood Pressure; DBP, Diastolic Blood Pressure; WC, Waist Circumference; TG, Triglycerides; HDL, High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol; GLU, glucose; HbA1c, Hemoglobin A1c, HOMA-IR, Homeostatic Model Assessment Insulin Resistance; LDL, Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol; TC, total cholesterol; ISI, Insulin Sensitvity Index; IS, insulin sensitivity; DI, disposition index; OGTT, oral glucose tolerance test; AUC, area under the curve; FSIVGTT, frequently sampled i.v. glucose tolerance test; I, insulin; IS, insulin sensitivity by hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp; WT, weight; BMI, body mass index (kg/m2); TBF, total body fat; LBM, lean body mass; NS, non-significant; NR, not reported