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Table 3 Changes in physical health among unemployed persons who participated in a health promotion programme

From: Changes in physical health among participants in a multidisciplinary health programme for long-term unemployed persons

Outcome measure

Pre-test

Mean (SD)

Post-test

Mean (SD)

Change

(95% CI)

Effect size (Cohen's d)

Change (%)

BMI (n = 216)

27.93 (5.76)

27.86 (5.70)

-0.03 (-0.12–0.06)

0.01

-0.1%

VO2max (n = 97)

24.27 (7.77)

25.60 (8.08)

1.64** (0.53–2.76)

0.21

6.8%

Abdominal muscle strength (n = 196)

21.56 (13.97)

31.24 (17.94)

10.99** (9.02–12.96)

0.68

51.0%

Flexibility (n = 191)

23.83 (11.00)

25.10 (10.68)

1.99** (1.17–2.81)

0.18

8.4%

Systolic blood pressure (n = 216)

130.63 (17.57)

127.23 (16.20)

-3.28** (-5.48 – 1.08)

0.19

-2.5%

Diastolic blood pressure (n = 216)

83.39 (10.98)

81.57 (10.79)

-1.83** (-3.40 – 0.26)

0.17

-2.2%

  1. * 0.05 <= p <= 0.10, **p < 0.05, paired t-test