Intervention Group

Mean Pre

SD

Mean Post

SD

t

p-value

VO_2max (L∙min⁻¹) (n = 14)

3.32

0.86

3.25

1.00

0.454

ns

VO_2max (mL∙kg⁻¹∙min⁻¹) (n = 15)

31.40

8.91

30.33

10.21

0.932

ns

Body weight (kg) (n = 15)

80.07

16.16

80.47

15.89

−0.792

ns

BMI (n = 15)

25.69

4.48

25.89

4.49

−1.118

ns

Body fat (%) (n = 15)

29.25

9.06

28.28

8.92

1.325

ns

Lean body mass (kg) (n = 12)

54.98

10.89

56.68

11.56

−1.756

ns

Push-ups (n = 13)

14.54

10.89

17.08

10.81

−2.317

0.039

Leg press (kg) (n = 15)

176.40

57.77

212.20

52.84

−2.256

0.041

Leg press (kg∙bw⁻¹) (n = 14)

2.29

0.64

2.91

0.95

−1.905

ns

Physical Activity (n = 14)

3.03

1.29

2.60

1.17

1.935

ns

Sickness absence (n = 14)

1.86

1.09

1.78

0.97

0.201

ns

Sickness presence (n = 14)

3.00

1.92

2.14

1.95

1.426

ns

Reference Group

VO_2max (L∙min⁻¹) (n = 12)

3.34

0.86

3.24

0.75

1.089

ns

VO_2max (mL∙kg⁻¹∙min⁻¹) (n = 12)

34.00

5.83

32.25

4.93

1.674

ns

Body weight (kg) (n = 13)

72.57

15.94

74.18

15.46

−2.665

0.021

BMI (n = 13)

23.96

3.43

24.52

3.26

−2.869

0.014

Body fat (%) (n = 13)

27.77

7.58

29.09

7.20

−1.396

ns

Lean body mass (kg) (n = 8)

56.10

9.49

56.84

8.98

−2.681

0.032

Push-ups (n = 12)

15.17

9.77

17.25

12.57

−1.389

ns

Leg press (kg) (n = 12)

185.25

46.93

214.33

72.53

−3.147

0.009

Leg press (kg∙bw⁻¹) (n = 12)

2.65

0.78

2.98

0.96

−3.109

0.010

Physical activity (PA) (n = 13)

2.26

0.72

1.96

1.05

1.535

ns

Sickness absence (n = 13)

2.38

1.71

1.46

0.66

2.521

0.027

Sickness presence (n = 13)

3.46

2.06

3.23

1.92

0.330

ns