Effects of a 10-Week Exercise and Nutritional Intervention with Variable Dietary Carbohydrates and Glycaemic Indices on Substrate Metabolism, Glycogen Storage, and Endurance Performance in Men: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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Table 3 Results from body weight and composition

Group	T-0	T-10	Time x Group	Time effect	Group effect at T-10
Body mass [kg]
LOW-GI	79.5 ± 9.8	75.9 ± 8.1	0.026	< 0.001	0.799
HIGH-GI	77.1 ± 11.3	75.8 ± 9.8		0.013
LCHF	81.5 ± 10.8	77.4 ± 8.8		< 0.001
BMI [kg m⁻²]
LOW-GI	24.1 ± 2.8	23.0 ± 2.2	0.019	< 0.001	0.876
HIGH-GI	23.7 ± 3.2	23.3 ± 2.8		0.008
LCHF	24.6 ± 3.3	23.4 ± 2.7		< 0.001
Fat mass [kg]
LOW-GI	16.6 ± 6.0	12.8 ± 4.6	0.002	< 0.001	0.870
HIGH-GI	14.2 ± 7.4	13.2 ± 5.7		0.043
LCHF	16.2 ± 8.2	12.3 ± 6.2		< 0.001
Fat-free mass [kg]
LOW-GI	63.0 ± 6.0	63.1 ± 5.8	0.558	0.530 *	0.317 *
HIGH-GI	62.9 ± 5.5	62.6 ± 5.2
LCHF	65.3 ± 5.7	65.1 ± 6.1

*Indicates main group effect from two-way mixed ANOVA. Bold numbers respresent a significant interaction effect or a significant simple main effect