Table 3.

Results of Multilevel analyses regarding the effect of three different training protocols on habitual activity of elderly living in long-term care facilities (N = 157)

	Resistance training versus control difference [95% CI]	Functional training versus control difference [95% CI]	Combined training versus control difference [95% CI]
total physical activity (min/d)
adjusted for score at baseline	3.9 [-21.9;29.7]	9.6 [-15.4;34.6]	2.8 [-21.7;27.3]
adjusted for score at baseline, age, sex and compliance	1.3 [-24.2;26.7]	9.3 [-15.4;33.9]	-1.3 [-25.9;23.3]
total moderate activity (min/d)
adjusted for score at baseline	-11.5 [-23.0;0.04]	-2.4 [-13.6;8.9]	-3.18 [-14.2;7.9]
adjusted for score at baseline, age, sex and compliance	-12.2 [-23.8;-0.7]*	-2.4 [-13.7;8.9]	-3.9 [-15.2;7.4]
averaged time spent sitting (min/d)
adjusted for score at baseline	-6.3 [-50.2;37.7]	-19.1 [-62.7;24.6]	4.4 [-39.6;48.3]
adjusted for score at baseline, age, sex and compliance	-10.4 [-54.0;33.2]	-24.1 [-67.3;19.1]	6.5 [-37.3;50.3]
total counts per day
adjusted for score at baseline	-2471 [-22106;17164]	-5068 [-24413;14277]	3466 [-16146;23078]
adjusted for score at baseline, age, sex and compliance	-5939 [-25531;13653]	-8891 [-28105;10323]	202 [-19496;19900]
counts per minute
adjusted for score at baseline	-3.4 [-28.3;21.5]	-5.0 [-29.6;19.5]	4.1 [-20.7;29.0]
adjusted for score at baseline, age, sex and compliance	-7.2 [-32.2;17.9]	-9.2 [-33.8;15.3]	0.3 [-24.9;25.4]

* p ≤ 0.05, for exercise versus control group