Table 2 Comparison of the effects of training on Health-related quality of life (n = 36).

From: Effects of linear periodization of combined training on quality of life of adults with obesity: a blind randomized controlled trial

SF-36

Pre

Post

Δ

\({\upeta }_{\mathrm{p}}^{2}\)

p value

\(\overline{X }\)± SE

G

T

G × T

G

T

G × T

Physical component summary

CG

64.2 ± 4.5

61.3 ± 5.3

 − 2.9

      

FG

59.1 ± 4.9

66.4 ± 3.9

7.3

0.05

0.03

0.06

0.339

0.305

0.328

LG

66.6 ± 4.3

71.5 ± 4.2

4.9

      

Role-physical

CG

76.9 ± 6.9

63.5 ± 10.0

 − 13.4

      

FG

50.0 ± 11.8

55.6 ± 15.1

5.6

0.13

0.01

0.04

0.112

0.975

0.454

LG

75.0 ± 9.8

82.1 ± 8.5

7.1

      

Physical functioning

CG

74.6 ± 5.6

75.8 ± 6.2

1.2

      

FG

79.4 ± 4.9

89.4 ± 3.5

10.0

0.05

0.17

0.07

0.319

0.007

0.212

LG

74.6 ± 4.6

84.6 ± 3.3

10.0

      

Bodily pain

CG

61.5 ± 5.9

61.2 ± 5.9

 − 0.3

      

FG

61.9 ± 6.7

66.1 ± 6.1

4.2

0.04

0.02

0.01

0.475

0.424

0.749

LG

65.9 ± 5.2

72.1 ± 5.4

6.2

      

General health

CG

43.7 ± 6.2

45.0 ± 3.9

1.3

      

FG

45.1 ± 5.2

54.4 ± 3.2

9.3

0.03

0.01

0.07

0.621

0.439

0.163

LG

50.9 ± 4.2

47.1 ± 4.4

 − 3.8

      

Mental component summary

CG

48.0 ± 7.2

59.2 ± 5.4

11.2

      

FG

42.3 ± 6.0

72.5 ± 4.0*

30.2

0.03

0.36

0.16

0.678

 < 0.001

0.016

LG

56.7 ± 5.9

63.9 ± 6.1

7.2

      

Role-emotional

CG

46.2 ± 10.6

64.1 ± 10.5

17.9

      

FG

25.9 ± 11.4

74.1 ± 12.6

48.2

0.01

0.25

0.08

0.790

 < 0.001

0.167

LG

52.4 ± 11.0

66.7 ± 12.1

14.3

      

Social functioning

CG

53.8 ± 7.1

68.3 ± 6.3

14.5

      

FG

56.9 ± 7.9

84.7 ± 5.5

27.8

0.04

0.24

0.10

0.387

 < 0.001

0.147

LG

64.3 ± 5.8

68.8 ± 6.2

4.5

      

Mental health

CG

53.9 ± 7.7

60.0 ± 4.9

6.1

      

FG

52.0 ± 6.5

75.1 ± 3.8#*

23.1

0.03

0.23

0.25

0.631

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

LG

64.3 ± 5.6

62.9 ± 6.1

 − 1.4

      

Vitality

CG

38.1 ± 6.3

44.2 ± 5.4

6.1

      

FG

34.4 ± 5.2

56.1 ± 4.1

21.7

0.07

0.32

0.09

0.305

 < 0.001

0.164

LG

45.7 ± 4.4

57.1 ± 5.7

11.4

      
  1. \(\overline{X }\) mean, SE standard error, Δ difference between post and pre-intervention, \({\eta }_{p}^{2}\) partial eta-squared; Group (G) difference between groups, Time (T) difference between times, Group × Time (G × T) interaction between time and group, PCS physical component summary, MCS mental component summary.
  2. *Significant difference pre vs post intra-group; #significant difference with the control group (p ≤ 0.05).
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