Body composition in men and women before and after 12 weeks of SIT
| Men (pre) | Men (post) | Women (pre) | Women (post) | Training effect | Sex effect | Sex×training | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 38 (2.7) | 41 (3.2) | |||||
| Height (cm) | 177 (1.6) | 165 (1.2) | |||||
| Total body mass (kg) | 80.0 (2.2) | 79.2 (2.1) | 62.5 (2.6) | 62.1 (2.5) | 0.070 | <0.001 | 0.542 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 26.3 (0.8) | 26.0 (0.7) | 22.2 (0.7) | 22.1 (0.6) | 0.081 | 0.001 | 0.554 |
| Total body fat (kg) | 17.9 (1.3) | 16.6 (1.3) | 18.6 (1.4) | 18.0 (1.2) | <0.001 | 0.556 | 0.052 |
| Total Body Fat (%) | 22.7 (1.7) | 21.2 (1.4) | 31.2 (1.7) | 31.3 (1.6) | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.015 |
| Trunk fat (kg) | 9.7 (0.8) | 9.0 (0.9) | 8.1 (0.8) | 8.0 (0.7) | 0.014 | 0.313 | 0.046 |
| Leg fat (kg) | 5.7 (0.4) | 5.4 (0.4) | 7.8 (0.6) | 7.0 (0.5) | <0.001 | 0.001 | 0.208 |
| Total body lean mass (kg) | 60.4 (1.6) | 61.1 (1.6) | 39.1 (0.9) | 39.2 (1.0) | 0.016 | <0.001 | 0.162 |
| Leg lean mass (kg) | 21.6 (0.7) | 21.0 (0.7) | 13.6 (0.3) | 13.0 (0.4) | 0.185 | <0.001 | 0.821 |
The bold font highlights statistically significant values (p<0.05). Data are shown as mean (SEM).
SIT, sprint interval training.