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. 2021 Jan 15;13(1):238. doi: 10.3390/nu13010238

Table 2.

Effect of exercise and nutrition intervention on body composition and muscle mass components.

Variable Group Pre-Test Post-Test ES % Change p-Value, η2p
Weight (kg)
EXP 61.55 ± 4.18 59.20 ± 4.58 −0.54 −3.8% Group: p = 0.596, η2p: 0.006
Time: p < 0.001, η2p: 0.693
Interaction: p = 0.008, η2p: 0.144
CON 61.75 ± 4.89 60.41 ± 4.74 −0.28 −2.2%
BMI (kg/m2)
EXP 24.42 ± 1.47 23.41 ± 1.41 −0.70 −4.1% Group: p = 0.448, η2p: 0.013
Time: p < 0.001, η2p: 0.677
Interaction: p = 0.020, η2p: 0.111
CON 24.59 ± 1.20 23.99 ± 1.66 −0.41 −2.4%
Muscle mass (kg)
EXP 20.42 ± 3.46 20.66 ± 3.60 +0.07 +1.2% Group: p = 0.425, η2p: 0.014
Time: p = 0.393, η2p: 0.016
Interaction: p = 0.393, η2p: 0.016
CON 19.70 ± 3.82 19.70 ± 3.70 0.0 0.0%
BF (kg)
EXP 13.73 ± 4.64 12.99 ± 4.39 −0.16 −5.4% Group: p = 0.885, η2p: 0.000
Time: p < 0.001, η2p: 0.280
Interaction: p = 0.080, η2p: 0.065
CON 13.33 ± 4.50 13.03 ± 4.14 −0.07 −2.3%
BF (%)
EXP 25.55 ± 5.57 24.84 ± 5.54 −0.13 −2.8% Group: p = 0.414, η2p: 0.015
Time: p < 0.001, η2p: 0.290
Interaction: p = 0.114, η2p: 0.053
CON 24.05 ± 5.42 23.73 ± 5.40 −0.13 −1.3%

Abbreviations: EXP, experimental group; CON, control group; BMI, body mass index; BF (kg), body fat in kg; BF (%), body fat in %; ES, Cohen d effect size.