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Table 1 Outcome measures

From: Effectiveness of exercise intervention and health promotion on cardiovascular risk factors in middle-aged men: a protocol of a randomized controlled trial

Variable

T0

T1

T2

T3

1. Primary outcome measures

    

1.1 Metabolic syndrome1 (yes/no)

x

x

x

x

Blood pressure, waist circumference,

    

Blood LDL- and HDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, blood glucose

    

1.2 Physical activity

x

x

x

x

Self-reported physical activity, exercise times, per week

    

2. Other outcome measures

    

2 km walking test (s)

x

x

 

x

Self-reported general health (0–100)

x

x

x

x

Self-reported overall stress (0–100)

x

x

x

x

Utilisation and costs of medical services

x

x

x

x

Individual cardiovascular risk factors: total cholesterol (mmol/L), LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L), HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L), smoking (yes/no), blood glucose (mmol/L), hs-CRP (mmol/L)

x

x

x

x

x

x

 

x

Body composition (InBody): muscle mass (kg), body fat mass (kg)

x

x

 

x

  1. 1 Defined by International Diabetes Federation/American Heart Association [11].