Table 3.
Change in Physical Activity and Complications
| Within-Patient Change in Physical Activity From Baseline to 12 mo, kcal/wk | ||
|---|---|---|
| PE control | PA intervention | |
| Interval medical events | ||
| No (n=193) | 389 | 775 |
| 1 interval medical event (n=39) | 83 | 10 |
| 2 interval medical events (n=5) | 28 | −1239 |
| Total | 328 | 602 * |
| *p=0.027 | ||
| Controlling for interval medical events, diabetes and the interaction between interval medical events and randomization group | ||
Abbreviations: PA, positive affect/self-affirmation; PE, patient education.
a
Interval medical events included cardiovascular and noncardiovascular events that would impede the patient’s ability to engage in physical activity: myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, percutaneous coronary intervention, cardiac surgical procedures, ischemic colitis, stroke, and major medical complications (eg, shock and metastatic disease).