Table 1.

Biochemical markers.

Group		Pretest	Posttest	ES	% Change	p-Value, η2p
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)
	RV	3.58 ± 0.41	3.59 ± 0.43	+0.02	+0.3%	Group: p = 0.031, η2p: 0.12 Time: p = 0.628, η2p: 0.011 Interaction: p = 0.173, η2p: 0.083
	CON	4.0 ± 0.97	4.05 ± 1.06	+0.05	+1.3%
HDL (mmol/L)
	RV	1.28 ± 0.24	1.32 ± 0.24	+0.17	+3.1%	Group: p = 0.572, η2p: 0.015 Time: p = 0.410, η2p: 0.031 Interaction: p = 0.810, η2p: 0.003
	CON	1.22 ± 0.24	1.28 ± 0.27	+0.23	+4.9%
Triglycerides (mmol/L)
	RV	1.25 ± 0.46	0.92 ± 0.34	−0.82	−26.4%	Group: p = 0.058, η2p: 0.154 Time: p = 0.008, η2p: 0.278 Interaction: p = 0.208, η2p: 0.071
	CON	1.47 ± 0.43	1.34 ± 0.49	−0.28	−8.8%
Glucose (mmol/L)
	RV	5.25 ± 0.56	4.14 ± 0.63	−1.86	−21.1%	Group: p = 0.838, η2p: 0.002 Time: p < 0.001, η2p: 0.580 Interaction: p = 0.693, η2p: 0.007
	CON	5.13 ± 0.83	4.18 ± 0.64	−1.28	−18.5%
LDL (mmol/L)
	RV	2.73 ± 0.31	2.53 ± 0.38	−0.58	−7.3%	Group: p = 0.813, η2p: 0.003 Time: p < 0.001, η2p: 0.493 Interaction: p = 0.016, η2p: 0.235
	CON	2.63 ± 0.35	2.57 ± 0.34	−0.17	−2.3%

Abbreviations: RV, recreational volleyball group; CON, control group; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; ES, effect size.