Table 3.
Body composition and resting metabolic rate (mean ± SD).
| Refeed | Continuous | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Pre | Post | Change (CI) | ES | Pre | Post | Change (CI) | ES |
| Body weight (kg) | 76.4 ± 15.6 | 73.2 ± 13.8 * | −3.2 (−1.4; −5.1) |
0.22 | 83.1 ± 15.4 | 79.5 ± 15.0 # | −3.6 (−2.6; −4.6) |
0.24 |
| Fat mass (kg) | 16.3 ± 4.0 | 13.5 ± 3.6 # | −2.8 (−1.7; −3.9) |
0.74 | 16.7 ± 4.5 | 14.4 ± 4.9 # | −2.3 (−1.4; −3.3) |
0.49 |
| Body fat (%) | 21.6 ± 4.6 | 18.8 ± 6.8 # | −2.8 (−1.9; −3.8) |
0.49 | 20.6 ± 6.1 | 18.6 ± 6.8 # | −2.0 (−1.1; −3.0) |
0.31 |
| FFM (kg) | 60.1 ± 13.8 | 59.7 ± 13.0 | −0.4 (−1.5; 0.6) |
0.03 | 66.4 ± 15.2 | 65.1 ± 15.2 * | −1.3 (−1.9; −0.6) |
0.09 |
| Dry FFM (kg) | 18.7 ± 5.0 | 18.5 ± 4.5 ∧ | −0.2 (−0.7; 0.3) |
0.04 | 21.9 ± 5.7 | 20.0 ± 5.7 ∧ | −1.9 (−2.7; −1.2) |
0.33 |
| RMR (kcals) | 1703 ± 294 | 1665 ± 270 | −38 (−141; 62) |
0.13 | 1867 ± 342 | 1789 ± 409 * | −78 (−139; −16) |
0.21 |
Note. FFM = fat-free mass; RMR = resting metabolic rate; CI = 95% confidence interval; ES = Cohen’s d effect size; * p < 0.05 significantly different from pre; # p < 0.01 significantly different from pre; ∧ p < = 0.001 group × time interaction.