Table 3. Parameters of morphometric body indicators of the participants of the surveyed groups during 3 months of fitness training, n = 50.
| Parameters | Group | Period of observation, months |
χ2, p df = 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial data | 1.5 | 3 | |||
| Shoulder circumference size, cm | A | 30.92 ± 0.47 | 32.26 ± 0.52* Z = − 4.4; p < 0.000 |
32.76 ± 0.52* Z = − 5.0; p < 0.000 |
χ2 = 50.0 p < 0.000 |
| B | 29.88 ± 0.39 | 32.12 ± 0.40* Z = − 4.6; p < 0.000 |
33.38 ± 0.41* Z = − 4.4; p < 0.000 |
χ2 = 50.0 p < 0.000 |
|
| Chest circumference size, cm | A | 97.36 ± 1.23 | 98.12 ± 1.19 Z = − 4.5; p < 0.000 |
98.40 ± 1.06 Z = − 1.6; p > 0.05 |
χ2 = 23.0 p < 0.000 |
| B | 92.88 ± 0.74 | 95.36 ± 0.76* Z = − 4.5; p < 0.000 |
97.10 ± 0.75* Z = − 4.5; p < 0.000 |
χ2 = 50.0 p < 0.000 |
|
| Thigh circumference size, cm | A | 51.58 ± 0.63 | 52.58 ± 0.52* Z = − 3.9; p < 0.000 |
52.58 ± 0.50 Z = − 0.0; p > 0.05 |
χ2 = 28.8 p < 0.000 |
| B | 48.60 ± 1.18 | 50.68 ± 0.99* Z = − 4.4; p < 0.000 |
52.36 ± 0.94* Z = − 3.8; p < 0.000 |
χ2 = 47.6 p < 0.000 |
|
| BMI (body mass index), c. u. | A | 22.50 ± 0.57 | 22.21 ± 0.51* Z = − 2.7; p < 0.006 |
22.21 ± 0.42 Z = − 0.0; p > 0.05 |
χ2 = 0.5 p > 0.05 |
| B | 21.32 ± 0.63 | 21.40 ± 0.64* Z = − 2.4; p < 0.014 |
21.64 ± 0.63* Z = − 2.3; p < 0.020 |
χ2 = 22.6 p < 0.000 |
|
| FFM (fat-free mass), kg | A | 55.78 ± 1.22 | 55.92 ± 1.20 Z = − 0.2; p > 0.05 |
56.47 ± 1.10 Z = − 1.3; p > 0.05 |
χ2 = 2.4 p > 0.05 |
| B | 55.56 ± 0.81 | 56.60 ± 0.73 Z = − 1.7; p > 0.05 |
57.52 ± 0.84* Z = − 2.8; p < 0.004 |
χ2 = 28.8 p < 0.000 |
|
| BF (body fat), % | A | 19.26 ± 0.80 | 18.06 ± 0.84* Z = − 3.8; p < 0.000 |
17.37 ± 0.76 Z = − 1.3; p > 0.05 |
χ2 = 10.1 p < 0.006 |
| B | 15.89 ± 0.99 | 14.59 ± 0.87 Z = − 1.7; p > 0.05 |
14.27 ± 0.82 Z = − 1.3; p > 0.05 |
χ2 = 13.1 p < 0.005 |
|
| BCM (body cell mass), kg | A | 36.50 ± 0.87 | 36.05 ± 0.84 Z = − 2.1; p > 0.05 |
37.03 ± 0.73 Z = − 1.8; p > 0.05 |
χ2 = 22.6 p < 0.000 |
| B | 37.04 ± 0.45 | 37.05 ± 0.46 Z = 0.0; p > 0.05 |
37.49 ± 0.48* Z = − 2.8; p < 0.004 |
χ2 = 22.1 p < 0.000 |
|
Notes.
*
Difference compared with previous results is significant according to Wilcoxon criterion (p < 0.05); df is the number of degrees of freedom; p is the level of significance.