Examination of mechanisms (E-MECHANIC) of exercise-induced weight compensation: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Table 3 Effect sizes and power calculations for the primary outcome measures ^a

						Statistical power
Endpoints and comparisons	Sample 1	Sample 2	Differences between groups	SD	Effect size	One-tailed test	Two-tailed test
Energy intake (kcal), DLW
8 KKW vs. 20 KKW	60	60	200	316	0.63	0.96	0.93
Energy intake (kcal), laboratory
8 KKW vs. 20 KKW, control vs. 20 KKW	60	60	200	363	0.61	0.90	0.95
Wt Loss_diff
8 KKW vs. 20 KKW, control vs. 20 KKW	60	60	2.0	3.3	0.61	0.95	0.90

^aKKW, Kilocalories per kilogram of body weight per week; Wt Loss_diff, Discrepancy between expected weight loss and observed weight loss.

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