Table 2.

Baseline data and changes of the MetS-Z score in the CG and HIT-RT along with corresponding between group differences

	CG MV±SD	HIT-RT MV±SD	Difference MV (95% CI)	P value
MetS-Z score (Z)
Baseline	−4.22±3.70	−3.14±4.66	–	0.322
Changes	0.80±1.71*	−0.88±1.33*	1.68 (0.73 to 2.65)	0.001

*p<0.05.

CG, control group; HIT-RT, high-intensity resistance exercise training; MetS, metabolic syndrome; MV, mean value; SD, standard deviation.