Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of participants at baseline and follow-up
| Men |
Women |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Follow-up | Baseline | Follow-up | |
| n | 81 | 111 | ||
| Weight (kg) | 89.6 ± 15.4 | 90.3 ± 16.1 | 73.3 ± 13.9 | 73.6 ± 14.3*** |
| Height (cm) | 177.9 ± 6.3 | 177.7 ± 6.4 | 163.5 ± 6.2 | 163.3 ± 5.8*** |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 28.3 ± 4.5 | 28.5 ± 4.7 | 27.5 ± 5.0 | 27.7 ± 5.2 |
| Fat mass (kg) | 23.8 ± 8.3 | 24.5 ± 8.9 | 25.9 ± 9.7 | 26.2 ± 10.0*** |
| FFM (kg) | 65.9 ± 8.8 | 65.8 ± 8.6 | 47.4 ± 5.8 | 47.4 ± 5.9*** |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 101.3 ± 11.6 | 101.6 ± 12.2 | 88.8 ± 11.2 | 89.4 ± 11.9*** |
| Glucose | 5.0 ± 0.8 | 5.1 ± 1.1 | 4.8 ± 0.5 | 4.9 ± 0.5** |
| Insulin (pmol/l) | 56.3 (49.8–62.3) | 63.1 (56.9–70.0) | 48.1 (41.2–55.2) | 48.6 (41.5–55.5)*** |
| HOMA | 1.79 (1.56–2.02) | 2.04 (1.84–2.24) | 1.46 (1.24–1.68) | 1.50 (1.29–1.82)*** |
| Sedentary (min/day) | 452 ± 84 | 435 ± 89 | 419 ± 85 | 418 ± 87** |
| Light (min/day) | 297 ± 77 | 302 ± 81 | 321 ± 70 | 310 ± 74* |
| MVPA (min/day) | 29 ± 16 | 30 ± 18 | 25 ± 17 | 29 ± 21 |
| TV and video (h/week) | 16.8 ± 9.0 | 14.8 ± 8.1† | 20.7 ± 9.8 | 18.7 ± 9.4†*** |
| Current smokers (%) | 21.0 | 16.0** | 16.2 | 13.6**†† |
Data are means ± SD, geometric means (95% CI), or χ2 for time and sex differences.n = 192. ANOVA for between-sex differences:
*P < 0.05;
**P < 0.01;
***P < 0.001; ANOVA for between-time differences:
†P < 0.05;
††P < 0.01.