Table 3.
Baseline characteristics for the intervention and the control group
|
Characteristic |
Intervention group |
Control group |
Mean difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 89) | (n = 61) | (95% CI) | |
| Age (years) |
35.7 (6.1) |
39.7 (9.2) |
−3.9 (−6.6 to −1.2)* |
| Weight (kg) |
83.7 (12) |
84.1 (14.4) |
−0.3 (−4.7 to 4.1) |
| Height (cm) |
174 (6.2) |
174 (6.2) |
0.6 (−1.3 to 2.7) |
| BMI (kg.m-²) |
27.1 (3.2) |
27.4 (4.2) |
−0.2 (−1.5 to 0.9) |
| Waist circumference (cm) |
98 (9) |
99 (11) |
−1.1 (−4.6 to 2.3) |
| Peak VO2 (ml·kg-1·min-1)† | 33.9 (5.2) | 34.7 (6.5) | −0.7 (−3.4 to 1.9) |
Values are mean (standard deviation). The independent-sample t test was used to calculate significance of the difference between groups. CI confidence interval, BMI body mass index. * P = 0.005. † n = 30 and 69 for the control and the intervention groups, respectively.