Table 2.
Comparison of physical activity level, dietary habits, and anthropometric and, cardiorespiratory fitness parameters at T0 vs T1, T2, T3, and T4, along with their percent changes at T1, T2, T3, and T4 vs T0.
| Mean ± SD (T0) | Mean ± SD (T1) | Mean ± SD (T2) | Mean ± SD (T3) | Mean ± SD (T4) | % of change T1 vs T0 |
% of change T2 vs T0 |
% of change T3 vs T0 |
% of change T4 vs T0 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body weight (kg) | 67.58 ± 11.51 | 66.82 ± 10.73 | 67.10 ± 11.43 | 67.44 ± 11.85 | 68.16 ± 10.90 | −1.13 % | −0.70 % | −0.21 % | 0.85 % |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.17 ± 4.97 | 25.69 ± 4.62* | 26.07 ± 4.77 | 26.00 ± 5.05 | 26.24 ± 4.73 | −1.83 % | −0.37 % | −0.65 % | 0.28 % |
| Waist Circumference (cm) | 85.36 ± 11.37 | 85.00 ± 10.69 | 82.40 ± 10.99* | 86.00 ± 12.36 | 85.64 ± 11.29 | 0.30 % | −3.46 % | 0.75 % | 0.33 % |
| Fat mass (%) | 21.73 ± 8.08 | 21.12 ± 7.50 | 21.77 ± 8.40 | 21.97 ± 8.86 | 23.05 ± 8.01* | −2.81 % | 0.17 % | 1.13 % | 6.10 % |
| O2max(mL·min−1kg−1) | 30.50 ± 5.65 | 33.92 ± 6.44*** | 33.88 ± 6.38*** | 32.70 ± 5.89** | 32.65 ± 5.46** | 11.21 % | 11.08 % | 7.19 % | 7.04 % |
| PAL (MET-min/week) | 1.39 ± 0.24 | 1.42 ± 0.24 | 1.34 ± 0.27 | 1.41 ± 0.27 | 1.33 ± 0.21* | 1.93 % | −3.72 % | 1.22 % | −4.51 % |
| Adherence to Mediterranean diet (MeDiet Score DianaWeB) | 6.72 ± 1.85 | 7.93 ± 2.01*** | 8.24 ± 1.93*** | 8.31 ± 1.87*** | 7.97 ± 1.36** | 17.95 % | 22.62 % | 23.69 % | 18.62 % |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; O2max, maximal oxygen uptake; PAL, physical activity level; T0, baseline; after 3 (T1); 6 (T2); 12 (T3), and 24 (T4) months after the lifestyle intervention; bold values denote statistical significance with a p < 0.05 (*); p < 0.01 (**); or p < 0.001 (***).