Table 1.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria	Stable CAD (defined as previous MI, PCI, CABG > 6 months prior to inclusion or classic angina pectoris and positive angiogram/SPECT/CT-angiogram)
	Age 45–75 years
	BMI 28–40 kg/m2
Exclusion criteria	Known diabetes
	Diabetes diagnosed at screening (repeated fasting plasma glucose ≥ 7 mM or Hba1c > 7%)
	Severe or moderate valve disease
	Main stem stenosis
	Ejection Fraction < 35%
	Physical or mental disability - expected to prevent completion of intervention
	Severe COPD or asthma (FEV1 < 50% of expected)
	Active cancer
	Severe kidney (eGFR < 40 mL/hour) or severe liver disease
	Severe ischemia or arrhythmias during exercise test
	2. or 3. degree AV block, not protected by pacemaker
	Organised training more than 2 times a week prior to inclusion
	Significant weight loss or weight gain (> 5%) 3 month prior to inclusion

Abbreviations: BMI Body Mass Index, CAD Coronary Artery Disease, COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, FEV1 Forced Expiratory Volume the 1st second, eGFR estimated glomerular Filtration Rate, MI Myocardial Infarction, PCI Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, CABG Coronary Artery Bypass Graft.