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Table 2 Blood glucose, insulin and insulin resistance for control group (CG), non-periodized group (NG) and periodized group (PG) before and after 16 weeks of intervention

From: Effects of Non-periodized and Linear Periodized Combined Exercise Training on Insulin Resistance Indicators in Adults with Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Group

Pré-intervention

\({\textbf{X}}\) (± se)

Post-intervention

\({\textbf{X}}\) (± se)

P-value

Mean difference

Cohen d

group

time

Group * time

Per protocol (n = 39)

       

 Blood glucose (mg/dL)

       

  CG (n = 14)

95.0 (± 1.0)

101.0 (± 4.0)

6.0

0.58

0.584

0.788

0.102

  NG (n = 11)

97.1 (± 2.7)

91.9 (± 3.6)

− 5.2

0.54

   

  PG (n = 14)

97.0 (± 3.4)

94.7 (± 3.2)

− 2.3

0.20

   

Insulin (mU/L)

       

  CG (n = 14)

15.3 (± 2.1)

16.1 (± 2.1)

0.8

0.11

0.438

0.072

0.141

  NG (n = 11)

16.8 (± 3.4)

10.8 (± 1.6)

− 6.0

0.75

   

  PG (n = 14)

13.8 (± 1.2)

11.6 (± 1.5)

− 2.2

0.46

   

HOMA-IR

       

  CG (n = 14)

3.6 (± 0.5)

4.0 (± 0.9)

0.4

0.15

0.441

0.130

0.094

  NG (n = 11)

4.1 (± 0.9)

2.5 (± 0.4)*

− 1.6

0.76

   

  PG (n = 14)

3.3 (± 0.3)

2.7 (± 0.4)*

− 0.6

0.49

   

By intention to treat (n = 69)

       

 Blood glucose (mg/dL)

       

  CG (n = 23)

99.8 (± 4.1)

99.6 (± 3.4)

− 0.2

0.01

0.426

0.124

0.614

  NG (n = 23)

96.2 (± 1.8)

92.4 (± 3.1)

− 3.8

0.31

   

  PG (n = 23)

97.5 (± 2.1)

94.3 (± 3.1)

− 3.2

0.25

   

 Insulin(mU/L)

       

  CG (n = 23)

16.8 (± 2.1)

15.2 (± 1.8)

− 1.6

0.17

0.536

0.002

0.430

  NG (n = 23)

16.4 (± 1.8)

10.9 (± 1.3)

− 5.5

0.74

   

  PG (n = 23)

16.0 (± 1.4)

12.2 (± 1.7)

− 3.8

0.52

   

HOMA-IR

       

  CG (n = 23)

4.1 (± 0.5)

3.8 (± 0.5)

− 0.3

0.12

0.405

0.004

0.447

  NG (n = 23)

3.9 (± 0.4)

2.5 (± 0.3)

− 1.4

0.84

   

  PG (n = 23)

3.9 (± 0.3)

2.9 (± 0.4)

− 1.0

0.60

   
  1. X = average; ± se = standard error
  2. CG control group, NG non-periodized group, PG periodized group
  3. Generalized estimated equation (GEE); Bonferroni post hoc test
  4. *Significant difference intra-groups (p < 0.05)