TABLE 3.
Body composition and physical performance (SFT and 6MWT) of the experimental groups.
| Variable | Three times/week (n = 8) |
Five times/week (n = 11) |
P≤ |
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| Baseline | Post-training | Baseline | Post-training | Time effect | Group effect | Interaction effect | η2 for interaction | |
| Body weight (kg) | 67.94 ± 5.80 | 66.83 ± 7.25 | 71.70 ± 12.92 | 73.81 ± 11.87 | 0.612 | 0.070 | 0.113 | 0.141 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.23 ± 2.51 | 25.29 ± 2.71 | 30.09 ± 4.72 | 30.42 ± 4.93 | 0.273 | 0.017 | 0.452 | 0.034 |
| Skeletal muscle mass (kg) | 22.40 ± 3.11 | 22.80 ± 3.49 | 22.73 ± 3.80 | 24.76 ± 3.60 | 0.007 | 0.485 | 0.053 | 0.203 |
| Fat mass (%) | 23.31 ± 5.93 | 23.11 ± 6.02 | 31.47 ± 8.84 | 31.58 ± 9.28 | 0.912 | 0.037 | 0.708 | 0.008 |
| Chair stand (rep) | 14.63 ± 3.66 | 16.88 ± 3.91 | 13.82 ± 3.28 | 16.82 ± 2.43 | 0.003 | 0.749 | 0.630 | 0.014 |
| Arm curls (rep) | 14.38 ± 3.50 | 16.25 ± 3.88 | 14.82 ± 2.93 | 17.82 ± 3.52 | 0.003 | 0.494 | 0.428 | 0.037 |
| Flexibility (cm) | 1.13 ± 6.73 | 2.38 ± 3.85 | 1.00 ± 4.86 | 3.27 ± 3.00 | 0.168 | 0.833 | 0.681 | 0.010 |
| Agility (s) | 6.24 ± 1.15 | 5.31 ± 0.50 | 6.44 ± 1.42 | 4.65 ± 0.49 | 0.001 | 0.537 | 0.135 | 0.126 |
| 6MWT distance (m) | 498.47 ± 60.12 | 543.71 ± 53.20 | 477.88 ± 84.77 | 586.65 ± 73.04 | 0.001 | 0.714 | 0.031 | 0.247 |
Data are M ± SD.