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. 2018 Feb 21;10:100–105. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2018.02.012

Table 2.

Changes in exercise, healthy eating and quality of life.

Baseline (N = 99) 6 weeks (N = 63) 12 weeks (N = 62) 24 weeks (N = 53)
Stretching or strengthening exercises
Mean (SD) 26.5 (48.6) 48.6 (58.9) 64.8 (56.8) 54.2 (49.4)
Effect sizea 0.5 0.8 0.6
P-valueb Reference 0.0007 <0.0001 <0.0001
P-valuec 0.017 0.2561



Aerobic exercise
Mean (SD) 117.7 (115.2) 166.7 (116.3) 199.1 (118.1) 186.5 (136.7)
Effect sizea 0.4 0.7 0.6
P-valueb Reference 0.0063 <0.0001 0.0011
P-valuec 0.0052 0.5524



Self-efficacy (composite score)
Mean (SD) 63.9 (17.2) 84.4 (12.5) 83.3 (12.3) 81.9 (12.8)
Effect sizea 1.2 1.1 1.0
P-valueb Reference <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001
P-valuec 0.7090 0.9308



Quality of life (composite score)
Mean (SD) 73.3 (14.6) 79.8 (12.8) 83.8 (9.3) 80.9 (13.8)
Effect sizea 0.4 0.7 0.5
P-valueb Reference 0.0003 <0.0001 <0.0001
P-valuec 0.0320 0.2218



Healthy eating
Mean (SD) 6.5 (1.6) 7.2 (1.3) 7.5 (1.2) 7.5 (1.3)
Effect sizea 0.4 0.6 0.6
P-valueb Reference 0.0006 0.0001 <0.0001
P-valuec 0.0277 0.5526



Regular exercise
Mean (SD) 5.9 (2.2) 7.2 (1.4) 7.5 (1.3) 7.1 (1.6)
Effect sizea 0.6 0.7 0.5
P-valueb Reference <0.0001 0.0052 0.0006
P-valuec 0.0386 0.1505



Successful snack choices
Mean (SD) 5.5 (1.7) 6.7 (1.4) 7.0 (1.1) 7.0 (1.1)
Effect sizea 0.7 0.9 0.9
P-valueb Reference <0.0001 0.0458 <0.0001
P-valuec 0.0386 0.4686
a

Effect size is defined as the absolute value (difference from baseline to follow-up measure) divided by the SD at baseline.

b

P-value from Wilcoxon-signed ranked test comparing the time period to baseline.

c

P-value from Wilcoxon-signed ranked test comparing the time period to previous time period.