Table 3 Analysis of variance for the set of parameters studied in the three groups (postmenopausal, premenopausal, and control group) at the two evaluation time points (pre and post-test).

From: Effects of a 26 week multicomponent exercise program on cardiovascular and lipid profiles in premenopausal and postmenopausal women

 

Post-menopausal

Pre-menopausal

Control

t/z

p

Cohen’s d/r

t/z

p

Cohen’s d/r

t/z

p

Cohen’s d/r

TC (mg/dl)

-0.860t

0.412

0.3389d

0.516t

0.613

0.075d

-1.197t

0.262

0.154d

LDL-C (mg/dl)

-0.127t

0.902

0.048d

-0.054t

0.958

0.195d

-1.680t

0.127

0.257d

HDL-C (mg/dl)

-1.379z

0.168

-0.436r

0.772t

0.451

0.128r

0.594t

0.567

-0.581d

TG (mg/dl)

-0.153z

0.878

-0.048r

-1.044z

0.296

-0.246r

-1.837z

0.066

-0.581r

CRI-I (a.u.)

-0.370t

0.720

0.131d

-0.414z

0.679

-0.098r

-1.351t

0.210

0.183d

CRI-II (a.u.)

0.226t

0.826

0.088d

-0.402z

0.687

-0.095r

-1.662t

0.131

0.274d

VLDL-C (mg/dl)

-0.153z

0.878

-0.048r

-1.044z

0.296

-0.246r

-1.837z

0.066

-0.581r

Ga,b

(mg/dl)

1.192t

0.264

0.444d

3.266t

0.005*

0.791d

1.075t

0.310

0.301d

SBPb

(mmHg)

3.736t

0.005*

1.409d

-3.311z

0.001*

-0.78r

0.83t

0.936

0.012d

DBPb (mmHg)

3.914t

0.004*

1.490d

4.213t

0.005*

1.025d

-0.922t

0.381

0.133d

HR (bpm)

-0.355t

0.731

0.149d

-0.670t

0.512

0.195d

-1.993t

0.077

0.278d

BMI (kg/m2)

4.610t

0.001*

0.044d

3.131t

0.006*

0.034d

-0.067t

0.948

0.020d

WC (cm)

3.709t

0.005*

0.338d

1.132t

0.273

0.131d

0.0t

1.00

0

HP (cm)

6.278t

0.000*

0.583d

4.734t

0.000*

0.287d

-2.355t

0.043*

0.048d

WC/HP (a.u.)

-1.360t

0.207

0

-0.833z

0.405

-0.196r

0.721t

0.489

0

  1. TC = Total Cholesterol; LDL-C = Low-density lipoprotein Cholesterol; HDL-C = High-density lipoprotein Cholesterol; TG = Triglycerides; CRI = Castelli Risk Index; VLDL-C = Very Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol; G = Glucose; SBP = Systolic Blood Pressure; DBP = Diastolic Blood Pressure; HR = Heart Rate; BMI = Body Mass Index; WC = Waist Circumference; HP = Hip Circumference; mg = milligrams; dl = decilitre; a.u.=arbitrary units; mmHg = millimetres of mercury; bpm = Beats per minute; kg = Kilogram; m = meter; cm = centimetres; t = Inferential analysis using repeated measures t-test; z = Inferential analysis based on the non-parametric Wilcoxon test; p = Between group-subject effect; *indicates significant changes; d = Cohen’s d for parametric comparisons; r = effect size for Wilcoxon tests; a = Kruskal Wallis differences between groups in pre-test; b = Kruskal Wallis differences between groups in post-test.
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