Table 2. Means, standard deviations (Means ± SD) and range of anthropometric, hormonal, and fitness characteristics of the study sample.

		"LF" Group (n: 15)						"AL" Group (n: 20)						ES (LF vs AL)	Total (n: 35)
		Mean	±	DS	Range		ES (pre vs post)	Mean	±	DS	Range		ES (pre vs post)		Mean	±	DS	Range		ES (pre vs post)
					Min	Max					Min	Max						Min	Max
Weight (kg)	Pre	56.81	±	9.72	42.00	76.90	0.14	61.95	±	7.97	48.10	76.40	0.09	0.58	60.09	±	8.89	42.00	76.90	0.11
	Post	58.17	±	10.18	42.20	77.80		62.72	±	7.76	49.90	77.00		0.50	60.84*	±	8.98	42.20	77.80
Heigth (m)	Pre	166	±	6	158	181	0.18	171	±	8	157	189	0.13	0.70	169	±	7	157	2	0.13
	Post	167		5	158	181		172	±	8	157	190		0.74	170	±	8	158	2
BMI (m/kg2)	Pre	20.36	±	2.05	16.82	23.81	0.16	21.03	±	1.66	17.88	23.84	0.03	0.36	20.75	±	1.81	16.82	23.84	0.09
	Post	20.73	±	2.50	16.67	24.72		21.08	±	1.80	18.03	24.30		0.16	20.94	±	2.09	16.67	24.72
PDS (UA)	Pre	2.40	±	0.56	1.20	3.40	0.35	2.54	±	0.51	1.40	3.40	0.04	0.26	2.48	±	0.52	1.20	3.40	0.14
	Post	5.59	±	0.52	1.60	3.40		2.52	±	0.43	1.80	3.40		0.15	2.55	±	0.46	1.60	3.40
sT (ng/ml)	Pre	0.07	±	0.04	0.02	0.15	0.17	0.08	±	0.03	0.01	0.14	1.33	0.28	0.07	±	0.04	0.01	0.15	0.22
	Post	0.08	±	0.07	0.02	0.24		0.04*#	±	0.03	0.01	0.10		0.74	0.06	±	0.05	0.01	0.24
sC (ng/ml)	Pre	3.31	±	2.60	0.68	10.65	1.00	7.75#	±	4.71	2.30	15.40	1.96	1.17	5.85	±	4.49	0.68	15.40	1.43
	Post	1.42*	±	0.59	0.70	2.77		1.16*	±	0.71	0.38	2.69		0.40	1.27*	±	0.66	0.38	2.77
DHEAS (ng/ml)	Pre	3.64	±	2.51	1.08	10.95	0.27	3.34	±	2.63	0.50	11.48	0.02	0.12	3.48	±	2.54	0.50	11.48	0.12
	Post	2.93	±	2.66	1.01	10.86		3.27	±	3.40	0.65	12.79		0.11	3.12	±	3.06	0.65	12.79
sT/sC (ng/ml)	Pre	0.03	±	0.04	0.004	0.13	0.58	0.01	±	0.01	0.002	0.04	1.37	0.68	0.02	±	0.03	0.00	0.13	0.97
	Post	0.06	±	0.06	0.01	0.21		0.05	±	0.04	0.01	0.14		0.20	0.06*	±	0.05	0.01	0.21
DHEAS/sc (ng/ml)	Pre	1.42	±	0.82	0.25	3.03	0.57	0.54	±	0.40	0.00	1.56	0.86	1.36	0.94	±	0.76	0.00	3.03	0.70
	Post	2.25	±	1.89	0.52	7.29		4.63	±	6.70	0.61	28.65		0.48	3.58*	±	5.24	0.52	28.65
Cmj (cm)	Pre	25.23	±	2.57	21.50	33.90	1.62	30.47#	±	4.26	23.80	38.30	0.66	1.50	28.51	±	4.49	21.50	38.30	0.01
	Post	29.40*	±	2.58	25.80	32.30		28.04*	±	2.97	21.40	32.00		0.49	28.54	±	2.86	21.40	32.30
VO2max (ml/kg/min)	Pre	42.93	±	1.23	40.10	46.14	0.62	42.92	±	1.81	39.93	44.13	2.20	0.01	42.92	±	1.59	39.93	46.14	1.74
	Post	44.95*	±	2.08	41.44	48.50		47.25*#	±	2.11	43.10	50.50		1.10	46.41*	±	2.35	41.44	50.50

LF = Lupa Frascati; AL = Albalonga; Total = all subjects

*Significant differences vs pre

# Significant differences vs LF group