Table 2.

Fasting acylated ghrelin concentrations by group, and by weight and fat change category

Ghrelin (pg•ml−1)	Baseline	Post-intervention	Cohen’s d	P values
Exercise group
Lower-dose (n = 25)	32.0 (21.6, 80.0)	39.9 (22.0, 61.0)	0.09	0.66
Higher-dose (n = 24)	34.8 (21.3, 63.5)	29.6 (16.0, 34.0)	0.52	0.019
Weight change category
Gained ≤ 3% (n = 11)	56.3 (21.6, 149)	34.8 (22.0, 45.2)	0.49	0.14
Lost 0-3% (n = 22)	33.8 (21.7, 62.0)	29.5 (17.0, 53.3)	0.10	0.64
Lost > 3% (n = 13)	26.5 (19.5, 65.0)	32.0 (28.6, 61.0)	0.07	0.80
Fat mass change category
Gained fat mass (n = 14)	56.3 (21.6, 126)	31.0 (17.0, 54.3)	0.47	0.15
Lost 0-5% (n= 15)	36.0 (13.0, 129)	32.0 (18.0, 45.9)	0.09	0.74
Lost 5-10% (n= 10)	25.0 (21.7, 32.0)	32.3 (12.4, 53.3)	0.01	0.98
Lost > 10% (n =10)	32.2 (19.5, 65.0)	31.8 (24.3, 61.0)	0.13	0.68

Data are presented as median (lower quartile, upper quartile). Cohen’s d values are calculated using natural log transformed data. P values are for respective baseline and post-intervention comparisons using natural log transformed data.