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Table 2 Mean changes in metabolic health indicators pre- and post-training in the intervention group and chances that the true difference in the changes is substantial (n = 43)

From: Age and menarcheal status do not influence metabolic response to aerobic training in overweight girls

 

Pre-training

Post-training

Changes in mean, 90% CL (%)

Coefficient of variation, 90% CL (%)

Practical inference

Height (cm)

158.9 (8.2)

159.9 (8.0)

0.7 (0.5 to 0.9) *

0.6 (0.5 to 0.7)

Probably trivial

Body mass (kg)

76.6 (14.7)

75.7 (14.6)

-1.1 (-2.0 to -0.3) *

2.3 (2.0 to 2.8)

Probably trivial

BMI (kg/m2)

30.1 (4.0)

29.4 (4.0)

-2.5 (-3.2 to -1.7) *

2.1 (1.8 to 2.6)

Probably trivial

BMI (z-score)

3.0 (1.1)

2.7 (1.1)

-10.1 (-12.4 to 7.8) *

7.2 (6.1 to 8.9)

Benefit possible

WC (cm)

98.9 (10.9)

96.5 (11.4)

-2.5 (-3.4 to -1.6) *

2.7 (2.3 to 3.3)

Benefit possible

Total CT (mg/dl)

159.3 (31.2)

159.6 (31.6)

0.3 (-2.5 to 3.2)

8.2 (6.9 to 10.1)

Possibly trivial

HDL-C (mg/dl)

43.1 (8.2)

50.3 (9.4)

17.0 (11.9 to 22.3) *

13.0 (10.9 to 16.1)

Benefit likely

LDL-C (mg/dl)

92.4 (26.0)

91.0 (24.5)

-0.4 (-5.9 to 5.4)

16.8 (14.1 to 20.9)

Unclear

TG (mg/dl)

120.9 (64.3)

93.3 (47.9)

-22.7 (-29.6 to -15.1) *

29.5 (24.6 to 37.1)

Benefit possible

Glucose (mg/dl)

87.5 (7.2)

88.8 (6.8)

1.6 (-0.9 to 4.3)

7.3 (6.1 to 8.9)

Possibly trivial

Insulin (μIU/ml)

16.9 (7.6)

15.6 (9.8)

-14.1 (-24.1 to – 2.9) **

40.6 (33.6 to 51.6)

Benefit possible

HOMA-IR

3.691 (1.750)

3.412 (2.121)

-12.7 (-22.9 to -1.2)

40.8 (33.7 to 51.8)

Benefit possible

QUICKI

0.32 (0.03)

0.33 (0.03)

2.0 (0.3 to 3.9)

5.0 (4.2 to 6.2)

Benefit possible

  1. * p < 0.01; ** p < 0.05, comparisons between pre- and post-training based on paired-t statistic.