Table 3.
Muscle strength and basal metabolism results.
| KD (n = 9) | WD (n = 10) | Diet p-Value | Time p-Value | Time × Diet p-Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | Pre | Post | ||||
| Bench press 1 RM (kg) | 129.78 ± 20.98 | 134.44 ± 17.14 * | 136.40 ± 11.27 | 141.40 ± 10.24 * | ns | 0.0009 | ns |
| Squat 1 RM (kg) | 181.33 ± 36.52 | 187.78 ± 37.41 * | 176.10 ± 27.87 | 187.00 ± 26.96 * | ns | <0.0001 | ns |
| Basal metabolism (REE) (Kcal/day) | 2014.67 ± 324.04 | 2052.56 ± 317.99 | 2069.10 ± 229.32 | 2125.20 ± 206.08 * | ns | 0.0006 | ns |
| Respiratory exchange ratio (RER) | 0.82 ± 0.01 | 0.79 ± 0.02 * | 0.83 ± 0.01 | 0.83 ± 0.02 # | 0.0022 | 0.0002 | 0.0001 |
All values are means ± SD. * significantly different from pre value (p < 0.05); # significantly different from KD group (p < 0.05). KD, ketogenic diet group; WD, western diet group.