Table 4.
Differences of mean BMI, muscle strength, and anxiety level compared with the control group.
| Secondary outcomes | Intervention | Control | Post-test–pre-test | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-test | Post-test | Pre-test | Post-test | Intervention-control | |||||
| Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | 95% CI | T-value | P-value | Cohen's d | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 21.8 ± 2.7 | 21.6 ± 2.6 | 20.7 ± 2.0 | 20.4 ± 1.8 | −0.2 ± 0.2 | −0.5, 0.2 | −0.859 | 0.399 | 0.09 |
| SAS | 58.1 ± 6.2 | 39.0 ± 4.2 | 54.7 ± 6.5 | 46.3 ± 9.5 | −10.1 ± 3.2 | −16.7, −3.4 | −3.12 | 0.005 | 1.26 |
| Barbell bench press (kg) | 23.8 ± 5.8 | 29.6 ± 7.0 | 22.5 ± 5.7 | 23.1 ± 6.7 | 4.4 ± 1.1 | 2.1, 6.8 | 4.006 | 0.001 | 1.70 |
| Lat pull-down (kg) | 37.0 ± 15.5 | 44.7 ± 12.1 | 39.4 ± 8.5 | 37.8 ± 7.9 | 10.5 ± 4.0 | 2.2, 18.7 | 2.638 | 0.015 | 1.09 |
| Leg lift (kg) | 89.7 ± 43.1 | 147.6 ± 68.3 | 101.4 ± 28.0 | 105.3 ± 31.2 | 54.2 ± 8.5 | 35.6, 72.9 | 6.412 | 0.000 | 2.75 |
BMI, body mass index; SAS, Zung's Self-rating Anxiety Scale.