Table 3

Body composition over the 16 week test period

VariableTreatmentBaselineAfter trainingAfter detraining
Values are mean (SD).
Body mass (kg)Training68.41 (13.06)67.75 (12.99)68.00 (12.68)
Control59.99 (7.69)60.36 (7.44)59.86 (7.27)
Waist/hip ratioTraining0.81 (0.08)0.80 (0.08)0.81 (0.09)
Control0.80 (0.04)0.79 (0.04)0.80 (0.03)
Body mass indexTraining26.89 (5.94)26.63 (5.92)26.74 (5.87)
Control23.97 (2.58)24.13 (2.53)23.92 (2.39)
% Body fatTraining30.0 (3.0)30.5 (3.0)31.0 (2.0)
Control28.0 (4.0)28.5 (4.0)28.5 (5.0)