Table 2.
Changes in outcomes following 10 weeks of supervised exercise and 10 weeks of web-based exercise
| Changes within groups | Comparison in changes between groups | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEn = 36 | WEn = 34 | SEn = 36 | WEn = 34 | ||||||
| Baseline | 10 Weeks | P | Baseline | 10 Weeks | P | Mean change (95% CI) | Mean change (95% CI) | Pfor difference | |
| Body compositiona | |||||||||
| VAT (g) | 2339 ± 809 | 2176 ± 758 | < 0.001 | 2061 ± 844 | 2025 ± 829 | 0.5 | − 163 (− 232 to − 94) | − 36 (− 140 to 67) | 0.11 |
| FM (g) | 33,424 ± 5940 | 32,353 ± 6004 | < 0.001 | 32,313 ± 5573 | 31,863 ± 5752 | 0.034 | − 1071 (− 1504 to − 638) | −450 (− 863 to − 37) | 0.042 |
| BFP (%) | 39.6 ± 6.6 | 38.8 ± 6.9 | < 0.001 | 39.0 ± 5.8 | 38.7 ± 6.0 | 0.022 | − 0.8 (− 1.2 to − 0.4) | −0.3 (− 0.6 to − 0.1) | 0.051 |
| LBM (g) | 48,621 ± 8837 | 48,900 ± 8918 | 0.08 | 48,385 ± 9359 | 48,325 ± 9090 | 0.7 | 280 (−35 to 594) | −60 (− 387 to 266) | 0.13 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 29.8 ± 3.1 | 29.4 ± 3.1 | < 0.001 | 28.5 ± 3.5 | 28.4 ± 3.5 | 0.2 | − 0.4 (− 0.5 to − 0.2) | −0.1 (− 0.3 to 0.1) | 0.072 |
| Blood markers (mmol/l)b | |||||||||
| TC | 5.18 ± 1.25 | 4.93 ± 1.17 | 0.006 | 5.20 ± 0.92 | 5.11 ± 0.89 | 0.4 | −0.25 (− 0.42 to − 0.08) | −0.09 (− 0.32 to 0.13) | 0.2 |
| HDL | 1.40 ± 0.42 | 1.39 ± 0.36 | 0.7 | 1.54 ± 0.43 | 1.54 ± 0.39 | 0.8 | −0.01 (− 0.07 to 0.05) | −0.01 (− 0.06 to 0.05) | 0.4 |
| LDL | 3.08 ± 1.09 | 2.89 ± 0.99 | 0.010 | 2.95 ± 0.90 | 2.88 ± 0.89 | 0.5 | −0.18 (− 0.31 to − 0.05) | −0.07 (− 0.25 to 0.12) | 0.4 |
| TG | 1.55 ± 0.45 | 1.47 ± 0.42 | 0.3 | 1.58 ± 0.57 | 1.53 ± 0.56 | 0.5 | −0.08 (− 0.22 to 0.06) | −0.05 (− 0.21 to 0.11) | 0.7 |
| FBG | 5.98 ± 1.09 | 5.79 ± 0.67 | 0.13 | 5.94 ± 1.14 | 5.99 ± 1.09 | 0.5 | −0.19 (− 0.44 to 0.06) | 0.06 (− 0.12 to 0.23) | 0.067 |
a Data on body composition for the SE group was originally published in ‘Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2019,67 [8]:1625–1631’ by John Wiley & Sons Ltd., from whom permission was granted to reuse the data in the present study
b Data on blood lipids for the SE group was originally published in ‘Clinical Interventions in Aging 2019,14:1589–1599’ by Dove Medical Press Ltd., from whom permission was granted to reuse the data in the present study
All data are presented as means ± standard deviation at baseline and follow-up for within-group changes with P-values derived from paired t-tests. For comparison between groups, mean change and 95% CI from within each group is presented with P-values for between-group difference derived from ANCOVA adjusted for baseline values
Abbreviations: BFP body fat percentage; BMI body mass index; CI confidence interval; FBG fasting blood glucose; FM fat mass; HDL high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LBM lean body mass; LDL low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SE supervised exercise; TC total cholesterol; TG triglycerides; VAT visceral adipose tissue; WE web-based exercise