Subsamples analysed with associated health improvements | Increased PA versus no changes | Changed diet versus no changes | Increased PA + changed diet versus no changes | ||||||
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OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | ||||
Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | ||||
Metabolic subsample (n = 1192) | |||||||||
Lost weight | 5.22*** | 2.10 | 12.94 | 7.22*** | 2.96 | 17.59 | 17.47*** | 7.43 | 41.05 |
Lower blood pressure | 1.71 | 0.69 | 4.26 | 2.44* | 1.02 | 5.87 | 3.19** | 1.41 | 7.18 |
Lower cholesterol | 1.35 | 0.41 | 4.41 | 3.50* | 1.18 | 10.38 | 3.50* | 1.24 | 9.87 |
Improved blood sugar | 1.99 | 0.71 | 5.61 | 2.02 | 0.73 | 5.60 | 3.79** | 1.48 | 9.67 |
Less medications | 1.45 | 0.29 | 7.40 | 3.28 | 0.73 | 14.76 | 4.17* | 1.00 | 17.50 |
Fewer illnesses | 2.20 | 0.46 | 10.48 | 2.71 | 0.60 | 12.31 | 4.91* | 1.18 | 20.51 |
Physiological subsample (n = 627) | |||||||||
Less back pain | 2.25* | 1.04 | 4.89 | 1.25 | 0.56 | 2.81 | 2.36* | 1.16 | 4.80 |
Less joint pain/discomfort | 2.63* | 1.23 | 5.62 | 1.05 | 0.46 | 2.38 | 3.16*** | 1.57 | 6.36 |
Increased mobility | 6.23*** | 2.30 | 16.84 | 2.76 | 0.98 | 7.77 | 6.61*** | 2.55 | 17.08 |
Psychological subsample (n = 447) | |||||||||
Less stressed | 2.35 | 0.92 | 6.00 | 1.84 | 0.72 | 4.71 | 3.24** | 1.38 | 7.60 |
Feel less depressed/anxious | 1.16 | 0.46 | 2.93 | 0.84 | 0.33 | 2.14 | 1.33 | 0.58 | 3.06 |
Sleep subsample (n = 253) | |||||||||
Sleeping better | 5.53* | 1.31 | 23.28 | 3.70 | 0.89 | 15.42 | 3.50 | 0.94 | 13.03 |
Asthma/breathing subsample (n = 243) | |||||||||
Breathing easier | 9.34** | 1.76 | 49.60 | 4.59 | 0.87 | 24.37 | 14.64*** | 2.94 | 72.78 |
Fall prevention subsample (n = 104) | |||||||||
Better balance/fewer falls | 1.52 | 0.36 | 6.48 | 1.59 | 0.33 | 7.66 | 1.27 | 0.34 | 4.71 |
Smoking subsample (n = 67) | |||||||||
Smoking less | 4.23 | 0.26 | 68.81 | 4.18 | 0.26 | 68.29 | 3.09 | 0.22 | 43.84 |