Table 1 Load progression (sum of 1RM from 3 exercises: squat, bench press, bar pulldown) and total energy expenditure (TEE) in the control (CG), exercise (EG) and exercise-diet (EDG) groups.

From: Effects of exercise and dietary interventions on asprosin, leptin, and lipid metabolism in males with abdominal obesity, a randomized controlled trial

Variable

Time

Groups Mean (SD)

Effect

F

p

𝜂p2

CG

EG

EDG

Load progression [kg]

baseline

week 6

-

132.1

(33.0)

138.1 b

(37.8)

128.8

(40.6)

137.7 b

(44.6)

intervention

time

interaction

0.01

8.58

0.33

0.91

0.01

0.57

0.01

0.01

0.01

TEE

[kcal]

baseline

week 6

2919.3

(425.8)

2937.7

(418.3)

2637.9

(266.0)

2871.9 b, c

(286.1)

2709.3

(161.3)

2846.7 b, c

(263.9)

intervention

time

interaction

1.37

32.55

7.22

0.27

< 0.01

< 0.01

0.06

0.04

0.02

  1. CG – control group, EG – exercise group, EDG – exercise combined with diet group, SD – standard deviation, p < 0.05 – statistically significant difference, 𝜂p2 – effect size, b effect of time, within group p < 0.01 vs. baseline; c effect of intervention-time interaction p < 0.01vs. baseline.