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Table 3 Changes in physical composition after 8 weeks of aerobic or resistance exercise

From: Effects of aerobic and resistance exercises on circulating apelin-12 and apelin-36 concentrations in obese middle-aged women: a randomized controlled trial

 

Group

Pre-training

Post-training

 

F

P-value

Body weight (kg)

AEG

66.06 ± 6.16

59.15 ± 4.76a

Time

95.452

.000***

REG

63.95 ± 7.25

58.52 ± 6.09a

Group

.327

.725

CG

60.21 ± 4.39

60.53 ± 4.71

Time×Group

28.991

.000***

Waist circumference (cm)

AEG

90.62 ± 4.93

82.37 ± 6.53a

Time

62.453

.000***

REG

91.81 ± 9.35

82.77 ± 8.80a

Group

.170

.845

CG

88.50 ± 5.80

88.50 ± 6.32

Time×Group

15.71

.000***

BMI (kg/m2)

AEG

26.02 ± 2.16

23.31 ± 1.84a

Time

96.339

.000***

REG

25.73 ± 3.33

23.57 ± 2.91a

Group

.100

.905

CG

25.60 ± 2.42

25.18 ± 1.92

Time×Group

29.435

.000***

Body fat percentage (%)

AEG

36.72 ± 3.62

32.70 ± 5.24a

Time

63.792

.000***

REG

37.57 ± 4.54

33.86 ± 4.38a

Group

1.709

.205

CG

38.45 ± 3.15

38.18 ± 3.26

Time×Group

13.036

.000***

  1. Values are given as means ± S.E
  2. AEG aerobic exercise group, BMI body mass index, CG control group, REG resistance exercise group. aSignificant effect in pre- and post-test among the group (p < .05), ***p < .001