Table 2.
Baseline and absolute and percentage changes after 16 months
| Baseline (SD) | ∆ Absolut (SD) | ∆ % | p* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thigh volume [cm3] | CG | 1494 (122) | − 10.3 (52) | − 0.7 | .49 |
| EG | 1625 (243) | − 44.9 (75) | − 2.8 | .007 | |
| p** | .065 | .14 | – | ||
| SAT volume [cm3] | CG | 314 (72) | 1.6 (37) | 0.51 | .85 |
| EG | 358 (130) | − 14.7 (41) | − 4.1 | .15 | |
| p | .24 | .20 | |||
| Intra fascia volume [cm3] | CG | 1125 (99) | − 14.8 (38) | − 1.3 | .14 |
| EG | 1210 (164) | − 24.2 (50) | − 2.0 | .04 | |
| p | .08 | .54 | – | ||
| IMAT volume [cm3] | CG | 69.2 (27) | 7.1 (10) | 10.3 | .008 |
| EG | 104.4 (74) | − 4.8 (12) | − 4.6 | .09 | |
| p | .09 | .004 | – | ||
| Muscle tissue volume [cm3] | CG | 999 (91) | − 25.6 (38) | − 2.6 | .018 |
| EG | 1024 (113) | − 21.7 (53) | − 2.1 | .07 | |
| p | .49 | .81 | – | ||
| Intra fascia FF | CG | 15.5 (3.9) | 1.2 (0.97) | 7.7 | < .001 |
| EG | 18.2 (6.9) | 0.14 (1.2) | 0.77 | .60 | |
| p | .16 | .009 | – | ||
| Muscle tissue FF | CG | 7.7 (1.8) | 0.50 (0.33) | 6.5 | < .001 |
| EG | 8.3 (2.4) | 0.25 (0.40) | 3.0 | .007 | |
| p | .39 | .06 | – |
* Within-group differences (follow up vs baseline); ** Between-group differences (CG vs EG); CG control group; EG exercise group; ∆ change between baseline and 16 months measurements; FF fat fraction; IMAT intermuscular adipose tissue; SAT subcutaneous adipose tissue; SD standard deviation; significant p values are shown in bold