Table 4.
Weight and percentage of muscle mass and fat mass in both groups.
| Beginning | After 12 sessions | Decay | p | ES | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight (Kg) |
SG | 64.2 (29.0) |
64.1 (31.9) |
64.4 (29.0) |
Beginning vs. after 12 sessions | 0.530 | 0.13 |
| Beginning vs. Decay | 0.628 | 0.10 | |||||
| After 12 sessions vs. Decay | 0.782 | 0.06 | |||||
| CG | 65.1 (28.3) |
66.3 (29.5) |
66.1 (28.2) |
Beginning vs. after 12 sessions | 0.518 | 0.12 | |
| Beginning vs. Decay | 0.410 | 0.22 | |||||
| After 12 sessions vs. Decay | 0.612 | 0.09 | |||||
| Fat mass (kg) | SG | 9.6 (1.6) |
9.8 (1.5) |
9.9 (1.6) |
Beginning vs. after 12 sessions | 0.480 | 0.20 |
| Beginning vs. Decay | 0.454 | 0.22 | |||||
| After 12 sessions vs. Decay | 0.608 | 0.09 | |||||
| CG | 10.4 (2.1) |
11.7 (2.7) |
12.1 (2.3) |
Beginning vs. after 12 sessions | 0.281 | 0.31 | |
| Beginning vs. Decay | 0.207 | 0.35 | |||||
| After 12 sessions vs. Decay | 0.382 | 0.26 | |||||
| Fat mass without head (Kg) | SG | 8.6 (1.6) |
8.8 (1.5) |
8.9 (1.6) |
Beginning vs. after 12 sessions | 0.520 | 0.10 |
| Beginning vs. Decay | 0.543 | 0.13 | |||||
| After 12 sessions vs. Decay | 0.618 | 0.07 | |||||
| CG | 9.2 (1.4) |
10.0 (1.5) |
10.3 (1.4) |
Beginning vs. after 12 sessions | 0.378 | 0.17 | |
| Beginning vs. Decay | 0.232 | 0.33 | |||||
| After 12 sessions vs. Decay | 0.413 | 0.24 | |||||
| Fat mass (%) | SG | 14.5 (1.9) |
14.5 (2.0) |
14.0 (2.1) |
Beginning vs. after 12 sessions | 0.814 | 0.04 |
| Beginning vs. Decay | 0.875 | 0.03 | |||||
| After 12 sessions vs. Decay | 0.695 | 0.06 | |||||
| CG | 15.7 (2.4) |
16.4 (2.1) |
16.0 (2.7) |
Beginning vs. after 12 sessions | 0.421 | 0.23 | |
| Beginning vs. Decay | 0.478 | 0.20 | |||||
| After 12 sessions vs. Decay | 0.402 | 0.24 | |||||
| Muscle mass (Kg) | SG | 55.6 (32.8) |
55.7 (30.8) |
56.2 (30.6) |
Beginning vs. after 12 sessions | 0.388 | 0.25 |
| Beginning vs. Decay | 0.286 | 0.33 | |||||
| After 12 sessions vs. Decay | 0.458 | 0.21 | |||||
| CG | 52.2 (29.6) |
51.8 (28.4) |
52.4 (28.2) |
Beginning vs. after 12 sessions | 0.389 | 0.25 | |
| Beginning vs. Decay | 0.411 | 0.22 | |||||
| After 12 sessions vs. Decay | 0.521 | 0.10 | |||||
| Right leg muscle mass (%) | SG | 9.5 (5.6) |
9.5 (5.4) |
10.5 (5.1) |
Beginning vs. after 12 sessions | 0.554 | 0.09 |
| Beginning vs. Decay | 0.035 | 0.64 | |||||
| After 12 sessions vs. Decay | 0.042 | 0.60 | |||||
| CG | 10.6 (4.7) * |
10.5 (4.3) * |
10.2 (4.2) |
Beginning vs. after 12 sessions | 0.578 | 0.09 | |
| Beginning vs. Decay | 0.632 | 0.09 | |||||
| After 12 sessions vs. Decay | 0.591 | 0.08 | |||||
| Right leg fat mass (Kg) |
SG | 1.4 (0.6) |
1.5 (0.5) |
1.5 (0.5) |
Beginning vs. after 12 sessions | 0.533 | 0.09 |
| Beginning vs. Decay | 0.737 | 0.05 | |||||
| After 12 sessions vs. DA | 0.695 | 0.09 | |||||
| CG | 1.8 (0.1) |
1.7 (0.3) |
1.7 (0.5) |
Beginning vs. after 12 sessions | 0.732 | 0.06 | |
| Beginning vs. Decay | 0.490 | 0.19 | |||||
| After 12 sessions vs. Decay | 0.412 | 0.12 | |||||
| Left leg muscle mass (%) | SG | 7.7 (1.1) |
7.8 (1.1) |
7.8 (1.0) |
Beginning vs. after 12 sessions | 0.308 | 0.29 |
| Beginning vs. Decay | 0.291 | 0.30 | |||||
| After 12 sessions vs. Decay | 0.621 | 0.09 | |||||
| CG | 8.1 (1.0) |
8.1 (1.1) |
8.1 (1.0) |
Beginning vs. after 12 sessions | 0.653 | 0.08 | |
| Beginning vs. Decay | 0.734 | 0.06 | |||||
| After 12 sessions vs. Decay | 0.658 | 0.08 | |||||
| Left leg fat mass (kg) |
SG | 1.9 (0.3) |
1.8 (0.3) |
1.8 (0.3) |
Beginning vs. after 12 sessions | 0.533 | 0.07 |
| Beginning vs. Decay | 0.581 | 0.07 | |||||
| After 12 sessions vs. Decay | 0.795 | 0.05 | |||||
| CG | 1.8 (0.3) |
1.9 (0.3) |
1.9 (0.3) |
Beginning vs. after 12 sessions | 0.635 | 0.08 | |
| Beginning vs. Decay | 0.789 | 0.07 | |||||
| After 12 sessions vs. Decay | 0.712 | 0.08 |
SG: sauna group; CG: control group. * Differences between groups (p < 0.05).