Supervised training in primary care units but not self-directed physical activity lowered cardiovascular risk in Brazilian low-income patients: a controlled trial

Table 2 Characteristics of the sample at baseline according to experimental groups

	FA (n = 81)	DA (n = 43)	PI (n = 48)	p-value
Chronological age, years	59.4 ± 7.6	57.0 ± 11.2	57.0 ± 10.7	0.245
BMI, kg/m²	30.2 ± 5.8	31.0 ± 6.2	30.5 ± 6.2	0.806
Total cholesterol, mg/Dl	204.9 ± 43.7	199.6 ± 38.6	201.3 ± 54.9	0.065
HDL-C, mg/dL	50.6 ± 13.3	49.3 ± 12.1	46.6 ± 13.8	0.270
LDL-C, mg/dL	126.3 ± 37.8	123.7 ± 34.7	121.8 ± 52.0	0.190
Triglycerides, mg/dL	141.6 ± 55.1	133.0 ± 59.0	164.9 ± 95.0	0.651
SBP, mmHg	132.2 ± 17.0	135.4 ± 15.8	131.9 ± 17.8	0.401
DBP, mmHg	82.8 ± 10.0	84.7 ± 6.7	84.8 ± 7.7	0.373
Framingham Risk Score	0.16 ± 0.12	0.14 ± 0.13	0.16 ± 0.12	0.134

Note. FA formally active (intervention group), DA active controls (self-directed physical activity), PI inactive controls. BMI body mass index, HDL-C high density lipoprotein – cholesterol, HDL-C low density lipoprotein – cholesterol, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure. Data are reported as mean ± standard deviation

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