Table 2. Changes in anthropometric measures from pre to post-intervention for the experimental groups (mean ± SD).
Variables Variables Pre-intervention Post-intervention Interaction effect Hedges' g (95% CI)
Body mass (kg) HIIT 84.2 ± 3.7 83.0 ± 3.6* p = 0.002 -0.31 (-1.20 to 0.57) Small ↓
POL 83.7 ± 4.1 81.0 ± 4.2* -0.62 (-1.52 to 0.27) Moderate ↓
THR 84.5 ± 3.7 83.4 ± 3.7* -0.28 (-1.17 to 0.60) Small ↓
CON 84.8 ± 4.6 84.7 ± 4.4 -0.02 (-0.90 to 0.86) Trivial ↓
Fat free mass (kg) HIIT 42.8 ± 3.1 43.0 ± 3.0 p = 0.580 0.06 (-0.81 to 0.94) Trivial ↑
POL 43.8 ± 3.3 44.4 ± 3.2 0.18 (-0.70 to 1.06) Small ↑
THR 42.5 ± 3.0 42.9 ± 3.0 0.13 (-0.75 to 1.01) Trivial ↑
CON 42.2 ± 2.9 42.1 ± 3.1 -0.03 (-0.91 to 0.84) Trivial ↓
Fat mass (kg) HIIT 38.4 ± 2.8 37.9 ± 2.7* p = 0.001 -0.17 (-1.05 to 0.70) Trivial ↓
POL 38.5 ± 2.8 37.1 ± 2.6* -0.50 (-1.39 to 0.39) Small ↓
THR 38.5 ± 2.7 38.0 ± 2.7* -0.19 (-1.06 to 0.70) Trivial ↓
CON 38.9 ± 2.9 38.8 ± 2.7 -0.03 (-0.91 to 0.84) Trivial ↓
*denotes significant differences compared to pre and CON.
† denotes significant differences compared to other training groups.