Table 2.
Body mass index, physical activity and health-related quality of life variances in each group.
| Variable | Intervention groupa (n=51) | Control groupa (n=45) | P value | |
| BMIb changes (kg/m2) |
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At 6 monthsc | 1.01 (0.45 to 1.57) | 1.10 (0.72 to 1.48) | .80 |
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At 12 months | 1.47 (0.90 to 2.03) | 1.22 (0.67 to 1.75) | .52 |
| IPAQd changes at 6 monthsc |
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Improvement | 6 (12.8) | 6 (14.6) | .47 |
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No change | 34 (72.3) | 25 (61.0) |
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Worsening | 7 (14.9) | 10 (24.4) |
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| IPAQ changes at 12 months |
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Improvement | 13 (25.5) | 11 (24.4) | .73 |
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No change | 31 (60.8) | 30 (66.7) |
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Worsening | 7 (13.7) | 4 (8.9) |
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| VASe changes |
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At 6 monthsc | 4.04 (−0.76 to 8.84) | 3.88 (−0.57 to 8.32) | .96 |
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At 12 months | 5.78 (1.60 to 9.97) | 2.78 (−1.86 to 7.41) | .33 |
| SF-36f changes at 12 months |
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Physical function | 5.39 (2.18 to 8.61) | 5.33 (1.43 to 9.24) | .98 |
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Physical role | 2.82 (−0.47 to 6.10) | 5.69 (0.43 to 10.96) | .34 |
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Body pain | 3.78 (−1.52 to 9.09) | 5.71 (−1.07 to 12.49) | .65 |
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General health | 6.35 (1.83 to 10.87) | 6.38 (0.73 to 12.02) | .99 |
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Vital | 7.23 (1.92 to 12.54) | 6.94 (1.75 to 12.14) | .94 |
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Social | 0.74 (−4.86 to 6.33) | 7.78 (2.82 to 12.73) | .06 |
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Emotional | 4.90 (−0.22 to 10.02) | 3.70 (−0.78 to 8.19) | .73 |
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Mental | 3.33 (−2.12 to 8.79) | 4.78 (−1.06 to 10.61) | .72 |
aData are expressed as mean (95% CI) or n (%).
bBMI: body mass index.
cData are missing.
dIPAQ: International Physical Activity Questionnaire.
eVAS: visual analog scale.
fSF-36: 36-item Short-Form Health Survey.