Effects of Resistance Training and Soy Isoflavone on Body Composition in Postmenopausal Women

Table 1

Baseline clinical characteristics of 71 postmenopausal women (mean ± SD).

Variables	RT+ISO	RT+P	No RT+ISO	No RT+P	P  value^∗
	(𝑛=15)	(𝑛=18)	(𝑛=20)	(𝑛=18)
Age (years)	55.7±7.0	56.6±8.8	56.0±5.8	55.3±8.0	.99
Postmenopause (years)	7.7±5.3	8.7±6.1	6.5±4.9	7.7±6.2	.64
FSH (mUI/mL)	74.0±27.7	71.8±24.3	63.0±21.1	63.3±21.3	.15
E2 (pg/mL)	23.1±4.8	21.7±4.3	22.5±4.8	23.3±5.8	.59
Weight (kg)	73.2±15.1	62.8±9.8^(a)	75.0±12.9^(a)	73.7±12.6	.03
Height (cm)	154.9±7.0	154.7±5.6	158.1±5.8	155.6±5.2	.27
WC (cm)	95.7±10.1	87.3±7.7	94.1±12.3	95.1±11.9	.09
BMI (kg/m^2)	30.3±4.7	26.0±3.0^(a)	30.1±4.7	30.4±5.3^(a)	.03
MM (kg)	34.0±6.2	30.3±4.1	34.0±4.2	33.6±4.0	.08
MM-Limbs (kg)	13.6±2.8	12.0±1.9	13.7±2.0	13.6±2.0	.08
MM (%)	52.2±4.5	54.3±4.2	51.2±6.2	51.0±5.1	.20
Trunk fat mass (kg)	14.3±4.4	12.3±3.2	15.8±5.4	14.8±4.4	.11
Body fat (%)	46.2±4.9	43.0±4.4	46.8±6.7	46.5±5.7	.12
Strength muscle (kg)	30.7±9.2	31.3±6.8	33.0±10.2	32.7±7.9	.15

FSH: follicle-stimulating hormone;E₂: estradiol; WC: waist circumference; BMI: body mass index; MM: muscle mass; SD: standard deviations; ISO: isoflavone; PL: placebo; RT: resistance training.
^∗Significantdifference among groups (𝑃<.05) (one-way ANOVA),^(a)With significantly difference between groups (𝑃<.05).