Table 1. Outcome variables for each of the three groups at baseline and post-intervention.
| Variable |
Control
(n=35) |
THRESH
(n=37) |
STND
(n=37) |
| Pre |
Post |
Pre |
Post |
Pre |
Post |
| VO2max
(mL·kg-1·min-1) |
29.8±6.3 |
29.5±6.2 |
29.5±7.1 |
34.3±7.6‡ |
27.8±9.5 |
30.0±10.1†
|
| Resting
HR (bpm) |
65±11 |
66±9 |
68±9 |
67±11 |
69±10 |
68±10 |
| 5-RM bench
press (kg) |
29±22 |
29±21 |
28±20 |
35±25†
|
28±21 |
33±24†
|
| 5-RM leg
press (kg) |
86±74 |
86±70 |
81±57 |
111±73‡ |
80±63 |
98±72†
|
| Weight
(kg) |
71.9±10 |
72.4±9.7 |
80.2+18.4 |
79.3±17.8†
|
77.9±16.0 |
77.3±15.8†
|
| Body composition
(%) |
27.3±3.4* |
28.5±3.8 |
31.0±8.3 |
26.8±7.1‡ |
30.7±7.5 |
27.9±5.9†
|
| Waist
circumference (cm) |
80.3±7.0* |
80.7±6.8 |
88.9±14.1 |
86.2±11.6 |
87.6±14.8 |
87.4±12.0 |
| Systolic
blood pressure (mmHg) |
115±9* |
118±8 |
121±10 |
116±8†
|
118±12 |
116±12†
|
| Diastolic
blood pressure (mmHg) |
77±8 |
81±7 |
80±8 |
77±7†
|
80±8 |
80±9 |
| Total
cholesterol (mg/dL) |
188±32 |
191±27 |
206±39 |
203±40 |
198±48 |
208±51 |
| LDL-c
(mg/dL) |
108±30 |
108±28 |
120±33 |
117±29 |
121±42 |
123±38 |
| HDL-c
(mg/dL) |
55±23 |
54±20 |
56±17 |
61±16‡ |
55±15 |
57±14†
|
| Triglycerides
(mg/dL) |
117±41 |
122±41 |
117±43 |
103±38†
|
123±68 |
117±62 |
| Glucose
(mg/dL) |
90±7* |
91±8 |
96±8 |
91±6†
|
93±9 |
92±9 |
Values are reported as mean ± standard deviation; THRESH, threshold and functional training group; STND, standardized program; VO
2max, maximal oxygen consumption; LDL-c, low-density lipoprotein; HDL-c, high-density lipoprotein; for LDL-c pre, n=30; for LDL-c post, n=31 for the control group.* statistically significant difference between all groups at baseline (p<0.05).† statistically significant difference between control group post-intervention after controlling for baseline value (p<0.05).‡ statistically significant difference between control and standardized group after controlling for baseline value (p<0.05).
