Table 1.
Mean values for age, BMI, and body fat % of recreational athletes submitted to short-term aerobic training programs
| Variables. | Groups | p value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control (n = 16) | Und-Und (n = 18) | Und-Lin (n = 19) | Sta-Und (n = 17) | Sta-Lin (n = 18) | ||
| Pre-training | ||||||
| Age | 29.0 ± 0.7 | 27.7 ± 9.3 | 26.3 ± 6.5 | 26.6 ± 7.2 | 24.3 ± 4.0 | 0.86 |
| Range (years) | 28–30 | 20–35 | 21–35 | 20–35 | 22–32 | |
| CV (%) | 2.41 | 35.02 | 24.71 | 27.07 | 16.46 | |
| BMI | 26.0 ± 0.4 | 25.8 ± 4.6 | 25.8 ± 5.2 | 25.1 ± 3.0 | 25.9 ± 4.6 | 0.99 |
| Range (kg/m2) | 21.33–30.47 | 20.76–29.92 | 20.87–28.38 | 21.21–27.86 | 19.45–29.04 | |
| CV (%) | 1.54 | 17.83 | 20.15 | 11.95 | 17.76 | |
| Body fat | 15.3 ± 1.9 | 14.5 ± 5.8 | 11.1 ± 5.9 | 10.4 ± 4.3 | 13.1 ± 3.8 | 0.58 |
| Range (%) | 11.86–22.15 | 12.37–24.77 | 9.18–24.83 | 10,15–23.34 | 12.88–24.31 | |
| CV (%) | 12.42 | 40 | 53.15 | 41.35 | 29.01 | |
| Post-training (8 weeks) | ||||||
| BMI | 26.2 ± 0.7 | 24.9 ± 4.4 * | 25.7 ± 5.3* | 24.8 ± 3.0 | 25.8 ± 4.4 * | 0.98 |
| Range (kg/m2) | 20.81–28,53 | 19.65–27.90 | 20.30–26.36 | 20.59–28.95 | 20.19–27.18 | |
| CV (%) | 2.67 | 17.67 | 20.62 | 12.10 | 17.05 | |
| Δ (%) | 0.66 | − 8.70 | − 0.32 | − 0.87 | − 0.12 | |
| d | 0.35 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.10 | 0.02 | |
| body fat | 16.5 ± 2.9 | 13.2 ± 6.3* | 9.2 ± 5.0 | 8.6 ± 2.9 | 10.9 ± 6.3* | 0.16 |
| Range (%) | 14.8–20.6 | 9.45–17.30 | 8.31–15.73 | 8.14–12.32 | 8.89–16.12 | |
| CV (%) | 17.57 | 47.73 | 54.35 | 33.72 | 59.80 | |
| Δ (%) | 7.85 | − 8.78 | − 17.58 | − 17.08 | − 16.45 | |
| d | 0.47 | 0.21 | 0.36 | 0.49 | 0.33 | |
| p | 0.17 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.03 | |
BMI body mass index, Δ variation, d effect size. Values are indicated as mean ± standard deviation; * significant difference (p ≤ 0.05)