Table 3. Anthropometric variables and bone-free lean body mass before and after a 12-week WBV training program. All values are presented as the mean (± SD).
ANOVA
VT CON Group Time Group-by-
Time
n = 10 n = 8 df F p F p F p
Body mass (kg) pre 57.9 (9.7) 52.6 (5.1)
post 58.4 (9.7) 52.2 (4.6) 1,16 2.36 .14 .05 .82 2.84 .11
Total BFLBM (kg) pre 42.5 (9.0) 39.3 (5.6)
post 43.0 (9.0) 39.4 (5.6) 1,16 1.30 .27 2.42 .14 1.45 .25
Trunk BFLBM (kg) pre 19.9 (3.5) 18.3 (2.2)
post 20.6 (3.7) 18.7 (2.4) 1,16 1.43 .25 8.67 .01 .35 .56
Leg BFLBM (kg) pre 14.8 (3.3) 13.3 (2.5)
post 14.7 (3.2) 13.1 (2.2) 1,16 1.34 .26 1.96 .18 .70 .41
Arm BFLBM (kg) pre 4.7 (.8) 4.4 (1.3)
post 4.7 (.8) 4.4 (1.3) 1,16 1.32 .28 3.49 .10 1.32 .28
Waist circumference (cm) pre 74.3 (6.8) 71.4 (5.1)
post 72.4 (7.8) 69.3 (3.9) 1,16 .99 .34 3.26 .09 .09 .79
Hip circumference (cm) pre 92.8 (6.1) 91.3 (4.1)
post 90.6 (6.3) 91.0 (4.6) 1,16 .03 .87 1.69 .21 .90 .36
Right thigh circumference (cm) pre 50.3 (3.1) 47.3 (2.6)
  post 50.5 (3.7) 47.8 (2.2) 1,16 3.75 .07 1.65 .22 .07 .80
CON, control group; VT, Vibration training group; BFLBM, Bone-free lean body mass.