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Table 2 Comparison of motor skills, heart rate, and body components, between groups A (n = 17) and B (n = 12) in study I and II

From: Changes in physical fitness and body composition of pilot cadets before and after a process of directed flight preparation

Variable

M ± SD

Hedges g test

F

p

Group A

Group B

ASET [s]

     

 Study I

45.54 ± 2.59

53.40 ± 2.73

2.97

62.03

< 0.0001

 Study II

44.89 ± 4.08

47.40 ± 4.03

0.61

2.68

0.11

HR before execiution ASET [bpm]

     

 Study I

81.12 ± 13.16

80.17 ± 13.74

0.07

0.03

0.85

 Study II

85.53 ± 8.89

90.75 ± 11.41

0.52

1.91

0.17

HR after execiution ASET [bpm]

     

 Study I

186.59 ± 6.74

190.08 ± 4.50

0.58

2.44

0.12

 Study II

180.11 ± 13.96

185.67 ± 6.11

0.48

1.65

0.20

40 m run [s]

     

 Study I

5.69 ± 0.33

5.77 ± 0.35

0.23

0.40

0.53

 Study II

5.79 ± 0.65

5.43 ± 0.36

0.65

2.98

0.09

100 m run [s]

     

 Study I

13.74 ± 0.84

13.72 ± 0.56

0.03

0.01

0.92

 Study II

13.02 ± 0.70

12.83 ± 0.73

0.26

0.49

0.48

1000 m run [s]

     

 Study I

218.65 ± 34.59

212.92 ± 12.49

0.20

0.29

0.58

 Study II

252.03 ± 23.98

260.94 ± 29.80

0.48

0.79

0.38

Pull-ups on the bar

     

 Study I

11.29 ± 2.95

10.25 ± 3.08

0.34

0.84

0.36

 Study II

13.94 ± 2.28

12.92 ± 1.93

0.47

1.60

0.21

FM [kg]

     

 Study I

11.95 ± 3.80

15.44 ± 3.01

0.99

7.01

< 0.02

 Study II

10.58 ± 5.13

14.53 ± 4.63

0.80

4.51

< 0.05

FM [%]

     

 Study I

15.56 ± 4.09

19.48 ± 1.69

1.17

9.73

< 0.005

 Study II

13.31 ± 4.97

17.95 ± 4.24

0.99

6.88

< 0.02

FFM [kg]

     

 Study I

64.55 ± 7.05

64.09 ± 9.32

0.05

0.02

0.88

 Study II

66.22 ± 5.78

65.08 ± 7.81

0.17

0.20

0.65

FFM [%]

     

 Study I

84.34 ± 4.23

81.08 ± 1.81

0.94

6.26

< 0.02

 Study II

86.77 ± 5.00

82.06 ± 4.25

1.00

7.02

< 0.02

MM [kg]

     

 Study I

43.93 ± 4.63

44.59 ± 6.80

0.11

0.09

0.75

 Study II

46.24 ± 4.36

44.77 ± 5.47

0.30

0.64

0.42

MM [%]

     

 Study I

58.50 ± 2.74

56.34 ± 1.66

0.91

5.91

< 0.05

 Study II

60.57 ± 4.02

56.45 ± 3.06

1.12

8.88

< 0.01

TBW [kg]

     

 Study I

46.39 ± 5.02

46.66 ± 6.56

0.04

0.01

0.90

 Study II

48.44 ± 4.23

47.59 ± 5.70

0.17

0.21

0.64

TBW [%]

     

 Study I

61.77 ± 3.04

59.05 ± 1.20

1.16

8.56

< 0.01

 Study II

63.45 ± 3.67

60.02 ± 3.15

0.99

6.88

< 0.02

ECW [kg]

     

 Study I

21.86 ± 5.80

23.22 ± 7.44

0.20

0.30

0.58

 Study II

19.48 ± 1.97

19.64 ± 2.42

0.07

0.04

0.84

ECW [%]

     

 Study I

40.85 ± 1.84

40.59 ± 1.46

0.15

0.16

0.68

 Study II

40.19 ± 2.29

41.30 ± 1.73

0.53

2.02

0.16

ICW [kg]

     

 Study I

31.68 ± 8.75

34.46 ± 12.18

0.27

0.51

0.47

 Study II

28.90 ± 2.87

27.90 ± 3.48

0.32

0.71

0.40

ICW [%]

     

 Study I

58.94 ± 1.75

59.60 ± 1.73

0.37

0.99

0.32

 Study II

58.97 ± 3.21

58.61 ± 1.73

0.13

0.12

0.72

  1. M ± SD mean, standard deviation, Group A group of cadets pilots, Group B control group, Study I study before the training process, Study II study after the training proces, ASET Aviation Synthetic Efficiency Test, FM fat mass, FFM free fat mass, MM muscle mass, TBW total body water, ECW extracellular water, ICW intracellular water
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