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Table 1 Changes in Body Composition and Raw Bioelectrical Parameters

From: Changes in total and segmental bioelectrical resistance are correlated with whole-body and segmental changes in lean soft tissue following a resistance training intervention

  

Pre

Post

p

Δ% (95% CI)

Range (Δ%)

DXA

 

ST (kg)

Total

60.4 ± 7.7

61.3 ± 7.5

0.006

1.5 (0.6, 2.5)

− 5.7 to 5.4

Trunk

28.4 ± 3.9

28.6 ± 3.7

0.27

0.9 (−0.4, 2.2)

−9.7 to 8.5

Legs

21.6 ± 3.1

22.0 ± 3.1

0.006

1.8 (0.6, 3.0)

−5.9 to 7.7

Arms

6.6 ± 1.0

6.9 ± 1.0

<  0.00011

4.3 (2.9, 5.8)

−3.7 to 11.3

LST (kg)

Total

41.8 ± 4.3

43.1 ± 4.1

<  0.00011

3.2 (2.1, 4.4)

− 3.1 to 10.2

Trunk

19.9 ± 2.1

20.5 ± 2.0

0.0011

2.8 (1.4, 4.3)

−5.1 to 11.5

Legs

14.4 ± 1.7

14.8 ± 1.7

0.00011

3.5 (2.0, 5.1)

−3.7 to 13.8

Arms

4.6 ± 0.7

4.8 ± 0.7

<  0.00011

6.3 (4.5, 8.1)

−3.0 to 16.9

FM (kg)

Total

18.6 ± 5.4

18.2 ± 5.3

0.06

− 2.4 (− 5.2, 0.3)

− 22.8 to 15.4

Trunk

8.5 ± 3.0

8.2 ± 2.9

0.05

−3.8 (−8.1, 0.5)

− 35.7 to 23.5

Legs

7.2 ± 2.0

7.1 ± 2.1

0.12

−1.7 (− 3.6, 0.2)

−12.1 to 10.1

Arms

2.1 ± 0.6

2.1 ± 0.6

0.74

− 0.3 (−3.0, 2.4)

−23.4 to 9.3

BMC (kg)

Total

2.42 ± 0.23

2.43 ± 0.23

0.34

0.3 (−0.2, 0.8)

−4.7 to 3.1

Trunk

0.73 ± 0.08

0.73 ± 0.08

0.95

0.1 (−1.3, 1.5)

−10.0 to 10.1

Legs

0.89 ± 0.12

0.89 ± 0.12

0.74

0.1 (−0.3, 0.5)

−2.5 to 2.4

Arms

0.30 ± 0.04

0.30 ± 0.04

0.04

1.0 (0.0, 1.9)

−4.7 to 5.4

MFBIA

R (Ω)

1 kHz

Total

806 ± 88

794 ± 75

0.14

−1.2 (−3.1, 0.6)

− 12.2 to 10.9

Trunk

28 ± 3

28 ± 2

0.80

0.1 (−1.8, 2.0)

− 10.3 to 11.4

Legs

340 ± 41

339 ± 36

0.84

0.1 (−2.2, 2.4)

−17.6 to 12.7

Arms

436 ± 50

425 ± 44

0.01

−2.3 (− 4.2, −0.5)

−10.0 to 9.2

50 kHz

Total

695 ± 80

679 ± 68

0.0091

− 2.1 (−3.7, − 0.6)

− 11.2 to 8.3

Trunk

23 ± 2

23 ± 2

0.15

−0.9 (− 2.4, 0.6)

−9.9 to 6.7

Legs

289 ± 35

287 ± 31

0.39

−0.6 (− 2.4, 1.3)

−15.5 to 10.1

Arms

382 ± 47

368 ± 40

0.00041

−3.3 (−4.9, −1.6)

− 10.4 to 6.9

1000 kHz

Total

593 ± 70

576 ± 60

0.0021

− 2.5 (− 4.1, − 1.0)

− 10.9 to 7.5

Trunk

18 ± 2

18 ± 2

0.01

− 2.4 (− 4.4, − 0.3)

− 15.8 to 10.9

Legs

243 ± 30

241 ± 26

0.28

−0.8 (− 2.5, 1.0)

−14.6 to 8.7

Arms

322 ± 40

309 ± 35

0.00011

−3.7 (− 5.2, − 2.2)

− 10.9 to 6.0

Xc (Ω)

1 kHz

Total

16.7 ± 2.4

17.3 ± 2.6

0.20

4.5 (− 0.4, 9.4)

−27.0 to 30.8

Trunk

2.6 ± 1.3

2.6 ± 0.9

0.90

7.4 (− 4.6, 19.4)

−47.7 to 81.4

Legs

6.5 ± 1.1

6.8 ± 1.2

0.27

4.4 (−0.8, 9.6)

−31.5 to 32.7

Arms

7.8 ± 1.0

8.1 ± 1.3

0.10

4.9 (0.2, 9.7)

−19.2 to 33.3

50 kHz

Total

69.0 ± 8.0

70.2 ± 7.8

0.29

2.1 (−0.9, 5.1)

−17.6 to 19.6

Trunk

2.8 ± 0.4

2.9 ± 0.4

0.0041

6.2 (2.5, 9.9)

−13.4 to 34

Legs

32.6 ± 4.9

33.1 ± 4.6

0.41

2.2 (−1.3, 5.8)

−24.6 to 22.9

Arms

36.0 ± 3.8

36.4 ± 3.8

0.48

1.4 (−1.5, 4.4)

−13.3 to 18.8

1000 kHz

Total

20.4 ± 8.3

20.4 ± 6.2

0.99

9.4 (−3.3, 22)

−32.3 to 128

Trunk

6.5 ± 2.0

5.5 ± 1.8

0.007

−11.1 (−20.1, − 2.1)

−61.9 to 49.9

Legs

16.5 ± 4.3

16.3 ± 3.7

0.58

0.3 (−4.2, 4.9)

− 32.7 to 32.5

Arms

39.2 ± 9.3

36.4 ± 7.9

0.0011

−6.1 (−9.4, −2.8)

−20.7 to 18.8

φ (°)

1 kHz

Total

1.2 ± 0.1

1.2 ± 0.2

0.01

5.4 (1.9, 8.9)

−16.9 to 25.9

Trunk

5.2 ± 2.4

5.2 ± 1.9

0.99

6.8 (−4.4, 17.9)

−45.7 to 72.3

Legs

1.1 ± 0.1

1.1 ± 0.2

0.06

3.8 (0.5, 7.1)

−16.9 to 22.8

Arms

1.0 ± 0.1

1.1 ± 0.2

0.0021

7.2 (3.3, 11.2)

−12.1 to 41.5

50 kHz

Total

5.7 ± 0.5

5.9 ± 0.6

<  0.00011

4.2 (2.5, 5.9)

−7.1 to 14.0

Trunk

6.8 ± 0.7

7.3 ± 1.0

<  0.00011

7.1 (4.0, 10.1)

−5.3 to 29.5

Legs

6.4 ± 0.6

6.6 ± 0.6

0.02

2.6 (0.7, 4.5)

−10.7 to 12.2

Arms

5.4 ± 0.4

5.7 ± 0.5

<  0.00011

4.7 (3.1, 6.3)

−5.5 to 15.2

1000 kHz

Total

1.9 ± 0.6

2.0 ± 0.5

0.33

12.1 (− 0.7, 25)

−26.1 to 127.6

Trunk

19.6 ± 5.3

17.3 ± 5.1

0.009

−9.2 (−16.9, − 1.6)

− 52.1 to 30.5

Legs

3.8 ± 0.6

3.8 ± 0.5

0.96

0.7 (− 2.2, 3.7)

− 21.1 to 21.8

Arms

6.8 ± 0.8

6.6 ± 0.7

0.007

− 2.7 (−4.6, − 0.8)

−12.0 to 12.0

  1. 1Statistically significant at Bonferroni corrected alpha level of 0.003 (16 comparisons) for DXA variables and Bonferroni corrected alpha level of 0.004 (corrected per frequency, with 12 comparisons per frequency) for MFBIA variables
  2. Abbreviations. φ: phase angle, BMC bone mineral content, CI confidence interval, DXA dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, FM fat mass, LST lean soft tissue, MFBIA multi-frequency bioelectrical impedance analysis, R resistance, ST soft tissue, Xc reactance