Table 3.
Mean (±SD) values of body composition in the study groups
| Group | PRE | MID | POST | |Effect size| | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (±SD) | 95% CI | Mean (±SD) | 95% CI | Mean (±SD) | 95% CI | 1 versus 2 | 2 versus 3 | 1 versus 3 | ||
| BM (kg) | TS | 74.6 ± 10.4 | 69.6; 79.6 | 74.3 ± 9.7 | 69.7; 79.0 | 74.8 ± 9.4 | 70.2; 79.3 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.02 |
| ST | 72.3 ± 7.7 | 68.5; 76.0 | 72.7 ± 7.5 | 69.1; 76.3 | 73.3 ± 7.9 #, § | 69.5; 77.1 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.13 | |
| CON | 70.3 ± 10.2 | 63.8; 76.7 | 69.8 ± 9.0 | 64.1; 75,5 | 70.1 ± 8.3 | 64.8; 75.3 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.02 | |
| SMM (kg) | TS | 36.7 ± 4.8 | 34.4; 39.0 | 37.3 ± 4.7* | 35.0; 39.6 | 37.1 ± 4.8# | 34.8; 39.4 | 0.12 | 0.04 | 0.08 |
| ST | 37.0 ± 4.1 | 35.1; 38.9 | 37.4 ± 4.0* | 35.5; 39.3 | 37.5 ± 4.1 | 35.5; 39.4 | 0.10 | 0.02 | 0.12 | |
| CON | 34.7 ± 4.3 | 31.9; 37.4 | 34.8 ± 4.4 | 32.0; 37.5 | 34.8 ± 4.5 | 31.9; 37.6 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.02 | |
| FM (kg) | TS | 10.1 ± 4.6 | 7.9; 12.2 | 8.9 ± 3.7* | 7.1; 10.7 | 9.7 ± 3.7§§ | 7.9; 11.5 | 0.28 | 0.21 | 0.09 |
| ST | 7.3 ± 2.8 | 6.0; 8.6 | 7.2 ± 2.9 | 5.9; 8.6 | 7.9 ± 3.1§§§ | 6.4; 9.3 | 0.03 | 0.23 | 0.20 | |
| CON | 9.2 ± 5.1 | 6.0; 12.4 | 8.7 ± 4.3 | 6.0; 11.4 | 8.9 ± 3.7 | 6.6; 11.3 | 0.10 | 0.05 | 0.07 | |
| FAT% | TS | 13.3 ± 4.7 | 11.0; 15.5 | 11.9 ± 3.9* | 10.0; 13.8 | 12.9 ± 4.1§§ | 10.9; 14.9 | 0.32 | 0.24 | 0.09 |
| ST | 10.1 ± 3.5 | 8.4; 11.7 | 9.9 ± 3.5 | 8.2; 11.5 | 10.6 ± 3.6§§§ | 8.9; 12.3 | 0.06 | 0.19 | 0.14 | |
| CON | 12.6 ± 5.7 | 9.0; 16.3 | 12.3 ± 5.4 | 8.9; 15.7 | 12.7 ± 4.6 | 9.7; 15.6 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.02 | |
Abbreviations: BM, body mass; CON, control; FAT%, fat percentage; FM, fat mass; SMM, skeletal muscle mass; ST, strength; TS, task‐specific. * = PRE to MID values *=p < .05; # = PRE to POST values, #=p < .05, MID to POST values §= p < .05, §§=p < .01, §§§<0.001.