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Table 2 Differences in outcome measures between intervention- and routine care groups in the MILE-study at 6 and 12 months’ follow-up

From: Effects of a motivational, individual and locally anchored exercise intervention (MILE) on cardiorespiratory fitness: a community-based randomised controlled trial

  

6 months’ follow-up

 

12 months’ follow-up

 

n

Intervention/Routine care

Intervention Change from baseline, mean (95% CI)

Routine care Change from baseline, mean (95% CI)

∆ between groups (95% CI)

n

Intervention/Routine care

Intervention Change from baseline, mean (95% CI)

Routine care Change from baseline, mean (95% CI)

∆ between groups (95% CI)

PRIMARY OUTCOME

 VO2max (ml/kg/min)

80/69

2.3 (1.5;3.2)*

1.9 (1.1;2.7)*

− 0.5 (− 1.6;0.7)

66/47

3.8 (2.6;5.0)*

3.5 (1.7;5.2)*

− 0.3 (− 2.3;1.6)

 VO2max (l/min)

80/69

0.2 (0.1;0.3)*

0.1 (0.1;0.2)*

− 0.0 (− 0.1;0.1)

66/47

0.3 (0.2;0.4)*

0.2 (0.1;0.4)*

− 0.1 (− 0.2;0.1)

SECONDARY OUTCOMES

 Weight (kg)

81/73

− 0.9 (− 1.6;-0.2)

− 0.7 (− 1.5;0.2)

0.3 (− 0.8;1.4)

71/58

−1.2 (− 2.3;-0.0)

−0.6 (− 2.3;1.2)

0.6 (− 1.4; 2.6)

 BMI (kg/m2)

81/73

−0.3 (− 0.5;-0.1)

−0.2 (− 0.5;0.1)

0.1 (− 0.3;0.4)

71/58

−0.3 (− 0.7;0.0)

−0.1 (− 0.7;0.4)

0.2 (− 0.4;0.8)

 Waist circumference (cm)

 

N/A

N/A

N/A

70/56

−2.7 (−4.3;-1.1)*

− 3.5 (− 5.2;-1.8)*

− 0.8 (− 3.1;1.5)

 SF-12 mental score, n (%)

 

N/A

N/A

N/A

67/49

0.5 (−2.5;3.4)

0.5 (− 1.9;3.0)

0.1 (− 3.9;4.0)

Accelerometer measured physical activity, min/day

 Sedentary (0–100 cpma)

70/61

5.5 (− 12.2;23.1)

−6.7 (− 29.4;16.0)

−12.1 (− 40.2;16.0)

48/35

9.7 (− 13.1;32.4)

6.0 (− 18.4;30.3)

−3.7 (− 37.0; 29.6)

 Light (101–1951 cpm)

70/61

−4.4 (− 16.2;7.3)

−4.8 (− 20.9;11.3)

−0.4 (− 19.8;19.0)

48/35

−4.3 (− 21.6;13.0)

−12.3(− 25.6;1.0)

−8.0 (− 30.9;15.0)

 Moderate to vigorous (> 1951 cpm)b

70/61

1.5 (− 5.8;8.8)

−1.7 (− 6.3;2.9)

−3.2 (− 12.0;5.6)

48/35

−3.9 (− 9.0;1.2)

−6.3 (− 11.1;-1.6)

−2.5 (− 9.6;4.6)

Self-reported physical activity

 Moderate to vigorous > 30 min (days/week)

81/74

−0.8 (−1.2;-0.4)

−0.8 (− 1.3;-0.2)

−0.0 (− 0.7;0.7)

71/56

−0.8 (− 1.4;-0.2)

−0.5 (− 1.1;0.1)

0.3 (− 0.6;1.1)

 Very vigorous > 20 min (days/week)

81/74

−0.1 (− 0.5;0.2)

−0.4 (0.9;0.0)

−0.3 (− 0.8;0.3)

71/56

−0.3 (− 0.6;0.1)

−0.4 (− 1.0;0.1)

−0.2 (− 0.8;0.5)

LDL (mmol/l)

 

N/A

N/A

N/A

63/52

0.2 (− 0.0;0.3)

0.0 (− 0.1;0.2)

− 0.1 (− 0.4;0.1)

HDL (mmol/l)

 

N/A

N/A

N/A

70/54

0.0 (− 0.0;0.1)

0.0 (− 0.0;0.1)

−0.0 (− 0.1;0.1)

HbA1c (mmol/mol)

 

N/A

N/A

N/A

70/56

− 0.1 (− 0.5;0.3)

−0.0 (− 0.6;0.5)

0.1 (− 0.6;0.8)

Triglyceride (mmol/l)

 

N/A

N/A

N/A

70/55

−0.2 (− 0.5;0,2)

−0.2 (− 0.5;0.0)

−0.0 (− 0.5;0.4)

  1. *t-test of significance p ≤ 0.05
  2. acounts per minute
  3. bDue to less than two minutes (mean) in vigorous and very vigorous activity at follow-up, these categories were added to the moderate activity category