Table 2 Serum levels of total IGF-1, serum free IGF-1, IGFBP3, adiponectin, leptin, and resistin at baseline, and change (∆) at posttest after resistance exercise

Total IGF-1

137 (54)

−3 (−21.2 to 5)

135 (54)

−11 (−18,8 to 5)

151 (61)

−3 (−47,5 to 7)

137 (61)

−1.5 (−18 to 8,8)

(ng/ml)

n = 42

n = 42

n = 18

n = 18

n = 16

n = 16

n = 8

n = 8

−0.23

−0.2

−0.36

−0.09

0.018

p = 0.076

p = 0.147

p = 0.528

p = 0.986

p = 0.531

p = 0.528

Free IGF-1

2.6 (3.2)

0 (−1.4 to 1.0)

3.3 (2.3)

−0.7 (−1,9 to 0,1)

2.6 (3.3)

0.4 (−1,1 to 1,5)

0.8 (2.3)

0.4 (−0,6 to 2,8)

(ng/ml)

n = 43

n = 43

n = 18

n = 18

n = 17

n = 17

n = 8

n = 8

−0.05

−0.32

0.1

0.6

0.752

p  = 0.047

p = 0.485

p = 0.237

p = 0.053

p  = 0.035

p = 0.511

IGFBP3

823 (159)

−46.4 (−84.4 to 33.2)

828 (86)

−56 (−97 to 5)

790 (161)

−47 (−86 to 119)

858 (238)

−41 (−73 to 23)

(ng/ml)

n = 43

n = 43

n = 18

n = 18

n = 17

n = 17

n = 8

n = 8

−0.29

−0.57

0.02

−0.36

p  = 0.045

p  = 0.025

p = 0.943

p = 0.161

p = 0.335

p = 0.567

p = 0.887

Adiponectin

10288 (6280)

192 (−1880 to 2064)

12036 (7396)

224 (−1638 to 2406)

11624 (5668)

−832 (−1948 to 1752)

6600 (4020)

−204 (−2648 to 2398)

(ng/ml)

n = 43

n = 43

n = 18

n = 18

n = 17

n = 17

n = 8

n = 8

0.02

0.09

−0.03

−0.04

0.819

p = 0.586

p = 0.813

p = 0.889

p = 0.59

p = 0.765

p = 0.887

Leptin

27.7 (71.6)

−4.9 (−18.5 to 1.0)

21 (86)

−15.9 (−23,6 to −0,1)

39 (60)

0 (−3 to 19,6)

23 (106)

−12 (−23,1 to −2,3)

(ng/ml)

n = 43

n = 43

n = 18

n = 18

n = 17

n = 17

n = 8

n = 8

−0.13

−0.22

−0.02

−0.51

0.040

p  = 0.008

p = 0.463

p = 0.093

p  = 0.005

p = 0.849

p  = 0.019

Resistin

13.1 (5.1)

−0.7 (−2.0 to 0.9)

13 (5)

−0.7 (−1.5 to 1)

11 (7)

0.2 (−2,5 to 1,6)

15 (5)

−1.6 (−1,9 to 0,1)

(ng/ml)

n = 43

n = 43

n = 18

n = 18

n = 17

n = 17

n = 8

n = 8

−0.11

0.04

−0.19

−0.42

0.227

p = 0.446

p = 0.723

p = 0.161

p = 0.987

p = 0.285

p = 0.588