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. 2024 Jan 22;58(7):382–391. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2023-107027

Table 4.

Mean difference (95% CI; p value) or risk ratio (95% CI) between intervention and control groups

Outcome measures Difference between groups (baseline adjusted) or risk ratio
Month 3 minus month 0 (n=556) Month 6 minus month 0 (n=540) Month 12 minus month 0 (n=509)
Intervention minus control or intervention relative to control Intervention minus control or intervention relative to control Intervention minus control or intervention relative to control
CPM from accelerometer Not assessed 21.34 (3.66 to 39.03; 0.02)* 5.32 (−21.23 to 31.87; 0.70)
Daily steps Not assessed 649 (283 to 1015; <0.001) 461 (26 to 895; 0.04)
IPEQ (hours/week)
 Incidental activity −1.15 (−3.28 to 0.98; 0.29) −0.71 (−3.00 to 1.59; 0.55) 0.80 (−2.05 to 3.65; 0.58)
 Walking activity 0.96 (0.19 to 1.72; 0.02) 0.91 (0.18 to 1.65; 0.01) 1.13 (0.51 to 1.75; <0.001)
 Planned activity 1.41 (0.45 to 2.36; 0.004) 0.88 (0.08 to 1.70;0.032) 1.33 (0.38 to 2.28; 0.006)
 Planned walking activities 0.74 (0.10 to 1.38; 0.02) 0.57 (0.95 to 1.05; 0.02) 0.83 (0.28 to 1.39; 0.003)
 Planned sport activities 0.55 (−0.56 to 1.16; 0.08) 0.35 (−0.20 to 0.90; 0.22) 0.56 (−0.001 to 1.11; 0.05)
 Total score 0.12 (−2.03 to 2.28; 0.91) 0.16 (−2.40 to 2.73; 0.89) 2.13 (−0.55 to 4.84; 0.12)
Device-measured sedentary, light and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA)
 Sedentary (min/week)‡ Not assessed 7.66 (−12.87 to 28.20; 0.46) 22.28 (−7.05 to 51.60; 0.14)
 Light intensity (min/week)‡ Not assessed 11.91 (−1.21 to 25.04; 0.08) 7.45 (−4.36 to 19.26; 0.22)
 MVPA (min/week)‡ Not assessed 29.73 (10.97 to 48.48; 0.002) 7.68 (−19.74 to 35.09; 0.56)
Meet recommendation of 150 min/week of MVPA§ Not assessed 1.21 (0.94 to 1.56; 0.14) 1.03 (0.78 to 1.36; 0.83)
COMPAS-W (raw score 26–130)‡ 1.13 (−0.07 to 2.33; 0.07) 1.68 (0.38 to 2.98; 0.01) 1.25 (−0.02 to 2.52; 0.05)
EQ-5D-5L quality of life
 Health utility score
 (−0.68 to 1)
0.03 (0.01 to 0.05; 0.005) 0.03 (0.005 to 0.05; 0.02) 0.02 (−0.005 to 0.04; 0.12)
 VAS score (0–100) 1.25 (−0.48 to 2.98; 0.16) 1.39 (−0.78 to 3.56; 0.21) 2.10 (0.34 to 3.85; 0.02)
WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (raw score 12–60)¶ −0.26 (−0.78 to 0.27; 0.34) −0.61 (−1.23 to 0.01; 0.05) −0.67 (−1.29 to −0.05; 0.04)
Australian Dietary Guidelines
 Number of vegetable serves −0.39 (−0.58 to −0.19; 0.00) −0.23 (−0.47 to 0.002; 0.05) −0.23 (−0.44 to −0.03; 0.03)
 Number of fruit serves −0.12 (−0.28 to 0.03; 0.11) −0.15 (−0.31 to 0.02; 0.08) −0.01 (−0.16 to 0.13; 0.84)
BMI Not assessed −0.05 (−0.36 to 0.25; 0.74) 0.25 (−0.02 to 0.53; 0.07)
Falls Efficacy Scale (7−28)¶ −0.29 (−0.67 to 0.08; 0.13) −0.26 (−0.58 to 0.06; 0.12) −0.36 (−0.74 to 0.03; 0.07)
PANAS Scale (10−50)
 Positive Affect score −0.12 (−1.22 to 0.99; 0.84) 0.81 (−0.29 to 1.92; 0.15) 0.83 (−0.32 to 1.99; 0.16)
 Negative Affect score 0.17 (−0.48 to 0.83; 0.60) 0.24 (−0.45 to 0.94; 0.49) −0.05 (−0.71 to 0.60; 0.87)
Modified Gait Efficacy Scale (10−100)‡ 0.15 (−1.24 to 1.55; 0.83) 1.56 (−0.04 to 3.17; 0.06) 1.28 (−0.06 to 2.61; 0.06)
Risk-taking behaviour (5−20)** 0.12 (−0.14 to 0.39; 0.36) 0.21 (−0.08 to 0.50; 0.15) −0.15 (−0.46 to 0.15; 0.33)

Bold row=co-primary outcome.

*n=515.

†n=488.

‡Accelerometer-based measures.

§Risk ratio.

¶Lower scores indicate better performance.

**Higher scores indicate lower levels of concerning about falls.

BMI, body mass index; COMPAS-W, Composite Scale of Wellbeing; CPM, counts per minute; IPEQ, Incidental and Planned Exercise Questionnaire; PANAS, Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (Positive Affect subscale score); VAS, Visual Analogue Scale.