Table 8: Percent change in body composition (from pre- to post-test) for the three aerobic training (AT) studies.

Authors Variable Measured in Multiple Studies % LBM Variable Measured in One Study only
BMI WHR SF (tri.) WC %BF BM HC SSF (cen.) SSF (per.) SSF SF (bi.) SF (ss) SF (si) BFR BD
Smith et al. (2001)+ -2.6* -2.1* -26.8* -3.1*   -2.4* -0.8   -11.2* -21.2*            
Terry et al. (2006)+ 0.2 2.1     -1.1 0.0                   0.0
Mutimura et al. (2008)+ -2.5* -10.1* -8.5* -7.9* -4.6*   1.0 NC*     -7.9* -5.3* -7.3* -8.9* -27.1*  
Number of studies 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Significant change
(No. of studies)		 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
Direction of
change (trend)		 ↑ 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
↓ 2 2 2 2 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
↔ 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Strength of change (%) -4.9 -10.1 -35.3 -11.0 -5.7 -2.4 0.2 NC -11.2 -21.2 -7.9 -5.3 -7.3 -8.9 -27.1 0.0

%BF = percent body fat; BD = body density; BFR = body fat redistribution; BM = body mass; BMI = body mass index; HC = hip circumference; %LBM = percent lean body mass; cen. = central (subscapular, suprailiac and abdominal); per. = peripheral (triceps, biceps, thigh and medial calf); bi. = biceps; ss = subscapular; si = suprailiac; SF = skinfold; SSF = sum of skinfolds (triceps, biceps, subscapular and suprailiac); WC = waist circumference; WHR = waist hip ratio.
↑ = increased; ↓ = deceased; ↔ = no change.
* Indicates significant change (p<0.05).
+Values expressed as percentages.