Effects of Whole-Body Electromyostimulation versus High-Intensity Resistance Exercise on Body Composition and Strength: A Randomized Controlled Study

Table 3

Baseline and follow-up data, absolute changes, and statistical parameters of primary endpoints in the HIT, WB-EMS, and control group.

	HIT (); (MV ± SD)	WB-EMS (); (MV ± SD)	Difference; MV (95% CI)		Effect size ()
Lean body mass [kg]
Baseline	68.24 ± 7.38	67.49 ± 7.33	—	.875	—
16 weeks	69.10 ± 7.23	68.12 ± 7.42	—	—	—
Difference	.855 ± .973 (.001)	.625 ± .775 (.001)	.230 (−.324 to 785)	.395	0.26
Maximum leg extension strength (leg-press) [N]
Baseline	3201 ± 783	3605 ± 506	—	.050	—
16 weeks	3608 ± 467	3869 ± 218	—	—	—
Difference	408 ± 521 (.002)	264 ± 448 (.012)	144 (−.159 to 447)	.215	0.30

in the WB-EMS group.