Table 1 Anthropometric characteristics and physical capacities of adolescents before (Week 0) and at the end (Week 3) of the multidisciplinary weight-management program in combined training (COMB) and moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) groups.

From: Effects of combined training or moderate intensity continuous training during a 3-week multidisciplinary body weight reduction program on cardiorespiratory fitness, body composition, and substrate oxidation rate in adolescents with obesity

 

COMB (n: 10)

MICT (n: 11)

P

Week 0

Week 3

Week 0

Week 3

G

T

G × T

Age (years)

15.7 ± 1.7

15.8 ± 1.7

16.2 ± 1.1

16.3 ± 1.1

0.309

0.001

0.835

Stature (m)

1.75 ± 0.07

1.75 ± 0.07

1.72 ± 0.07

1.72 ± 0.07

0.667

0.165

0.230

Body mass (kg)

117.7 ± 19.8

112.6 ± 19.2*

111.5 ± 14.8

103.2 ± 13.9*

0.340

0.001

0.001

BMI (kg m−2)

38.5 ± 5.3

36.9 ± 5.2*

37.1 ± 3.1

34.3 ± 3.0*

0.335

0.001

0.001

Fat-free mass (kg)

65.4 ± 7.9

64.7 ± 7.5

69.2 ± 7.5

65.0 ± 8.4*

0.567

0.001

0.001

Fat Mass (kg)

52.3 ± 13.2

48.0 ± 12.8*

42.4 ± 7.6

38.2 ± 6.0*

0.060

0.001

0.889

Fat Mass (%)

44.0 ± 4.6

42.0 ± 4.8*

37.8 ± 2.1

37.0 ± 2.0

0.003

0.009

0.268

BMR (MJ die−1)

7.44 ± 1.05

7.20 ± 1.02

8.66 ± 0.78

8.13 ± 1.02*

0.022

0.012

0.286

BMR (MJ kg FFM−1 die−1)

0.11 ± 0.01

0.11 ± 0.01

0.13 ± 0.02

0.13 ± 0.01

0.018

0.564

0.868

V′O2peak (L min−1)

2.52 ± 0.46*

2.81 ± 0.45*

3.60 ± 0.42

3.62 ± 0.36

0.001

0.014

0.035

V′O2peak (mL min−1 kg FFM−1)

38.6 ± 5.3

43.3 ± 4.6*

52.2 ± 5.3

56.3 ± 7.5

0.003

0.001

0.773

HRpeak (bpm)

176.0 ± 4.7

176.0 ± 9.1

176.1 ± 6.8

177.8 ± 5.6

0.668

0.609

0.572

O2pulse (ml bpm−1)

14.3 ± 2.5

15.9 ± 2.5*

20.4 ± 2.3

20.4 ± 2.3

0.001

0.040

0.038

  1. All values are presented as mean ± standard deviation.
  2. BMI, body mass index; BMR, basal metabolic rate; V′O2max, maximal oxygen uptake; HRmax, heart rate max; O2; oxygen.
  3. G, group effect; T, time effect; G×T, groups × time effect.
  4. *Significantly different from W0, P < 0.05.
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