Table 18. Physical characteristics of the study groups before and after the 18-week intervention (Study 3). Values are means (SE).

Variables

Endurance group
(n = 12)

Strength group
(n = 12)

Control group
(n = 11)

ANOVA
 

Baseline

18 wk

Baseline

18 wk

Baseline

18 wk

Group

Time

Interaction

Body height (m)

1.57 (.02)

1.57 (.02)

1.60 (.01)

1.60 (.01)

1.59 (.02)

1.59 (.02)

.337

< .001

.768

Body mass (kg)

67.3 (2.8)

65.9 (2.6)

66.9 (2.7)

65.3 (2.7)

67.6 (3.9)

66.7 (4.0)

.972

< .001

.519

LBM  (kg)

44.4 (0.8)

44.2 (0.8)

45.3 (1.1)

45.8 (0.9)

45.0 (1.5)

45.0 (1.5)

.728

.706

.477

Body fat (%)

34.4 (1.9)

32.9 (1.7)

31.9 (1.9)

29.2 (2.3)

32.2 (2.4)

31.2 (2.4)

.572

< .001

.078 *

Abbreviations: LBM = lean body mass; ANOVA = analysis of variance.
* Significant difference in the effect of time between the strength and control groups (p = 0.031).