Table 2. Distribution of adipose tissue across compartments before (T0) and after 6-month resistance training (T2).
| Outcome | Group | N | T0 | T2 | Adjusted mean change* (95% CI) from T0 to T2 | Adjusted difference between groups, mean (95% CI) | p‡ | ω2p ‡‡ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||||||||
| TFA (cm2) | RT | 19 | 299.0 (136.1) | 242.6 (120.6) | -75.8 (-127, -24.5) | RT-CON | -47.3 (-143, 48.0) | 0.317 | 0.002 |
| CON | 9 | 411.0 (123.9) | 341.4 (120.0) | -28.5 (-105, 48.2) | |||||
| VFA (cm2) | RT ° | 19 | 134.8 (82.6) | 96.9 (50.8) | -45.4 (-68.4, -22.4) | RT-CON | -22.3 (-63.6, 19.0) | 0.276 | 0.009 |
| CON ° | 9 | 174.0 (74.1) | 135.2 (70.2) | -23.1 (-56.8, 10.6) | |||||
| SFA (cm2) | RT | 19 | 153.4 (65.0) | 137.1 (74.1) | -24.3 (-52.9, 4.3) | RT-CON | -12.6 (-67.1, 41.8) | 0.636 | -0.028 |
| CON | 9 | 220.6 (61.0) | 192.0 (59.1) | -11.7 (-55.0, 31.7) | |||||
| VFR | RT | 19 | 0.9 (0.4) | 0.9 (0.5) | -0.0 (-0.2, 0.2) | RT-CON | 0.1 (-0.2, 0.5) | 0.441 | -0.014 |
| CON ° | 9 | 0.8 (0.2) | 0.7 (0.3) | -0.1 (-0.4, 0.1) | |||||
| BMI (kg/m2) | RT | 17 | 23.5 (3.2) | 23.8 (3.6) | 0.3 (-0.5, 1.1) | RT-CON | 0.6 (-0.8, 2.0) | 0.361 | -0.005 |
| CON | 8 | 25.5 (3.0) | 25.2 (3.5) | -0.3 (-1.5, 0.8) | |||||
| Body weight (kg) | RT | 17 | 72.8 (9.2) | 73.7 (11.0) | 1.1 (-1.1, 3.3) | RT-CON | 1.9 (-2.0, 5.8) | 0.330 | -0.000 |
| CON | 8 | 78.3 (13.9) | 77.9 (15.9) | -0.8 (-4.0, 2.4) | |||||
ANCOVA; n = 28; compartments quantified at level L3/4. TFA = total fat area, VFA = visceral fat area, SFA = subcutaneous fat area, VFR = visceral fat ratio, BMI = body mass index, RT = resistance training group, CON = usual care control group
* Adjusted for baseline value
‡ diff
‡‡ effect size partial omega squared
° Significant differences T0 vs. T2 (paired t-test; p<0.05).