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. 2020 Oct 1;10(10):e034580. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034580

Table 2.

Cardiometabolic health outcomes and PA levels at baseline, 12 weeks, 6 months and between arm baseline to 12 weeks or 6 months effect

Co-PARS Usual care ERS No-treatment control
Baseline Week 12 6 months Baseline Week 12 6 months Baseline Week 12 6 months Between arm effect P value*
Fitness (n=56)
 CRFmL/kg/min 22.2±7 24.6±7 23.3±6.6 23.6±7 29.6±9.2 28.9±8.7 p=0.002
Physical activity
 GT3x (n=61) Mins.day
 Light intensity 90±52 98±64 107±75 98±36 93±31 158±145 90±37 101±33 86±40 p=0.332
 Moderate intensity 44±32 42±29 42±33 43±28 43±30 55±55 60±31 65±24 54±21 p=0.260
 Vigorous intensity 1±3 1±2 1±2 1±2 1±1 1±2 2±4 2±3 3±8 p=0.108
Vascular ultrasound (n=64)
 CAR% 1.7±2.7 2.8±2.2 2.7±1.8 3.9±2.8 2.5±2.7 1.7±2.7 p=0.073
 CAR Baseline cm 0.69±0.07 0.69±0.06 0.69±0.08 0.7±0.09 0.65±0.07 0.64±0.06 p=0.130
 FMD% 4.4±2.3 6.8±2.7 4.2±2 5±2.1 6.2±2.1 5.2±2.8 p=0.002
 FMD Baseline cm 0.39±0.07 0.38±0.06 0.39±0.09 0.41 0.08 0.38±0.08 0.37±0.06 p=0.728
Cardiometabolic (n=68)
 BMI kg.m2 31±7 30±7 33±6 32±6 29±6 29±6 p=0.323
 WHR 62±9 61±10 64±8 63±8 56±9 56±9 p=0.261
 SBP mm Hg 131±11 127±12 138±18 132±15 123±12 118±13 p=0.937
 DBP mm Hg 73±7 71±8 73±9 71±11 72±11 68±10 p=0.584
 RHR bpm 70±10 65±10 70±12 68±11 66±12 63±9 p=0.540
Mental well-being (n=68)
 WEMWBS 46±9 51±10 48±10 49±10 52±11 50±13 53±9 56±9 53±10 p=0.796

All variables are presented as mean±SD.

* F-statistic for between arm baseline-to-6-month change or baseline-to-week 12 change if variable not collected at 6 months.

BMI, body mass index; CAR, carotid artery reactivity; Co-PARS, co-produced PA referral scheme; CRF, cardiorespiratory Fitness; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; ERS, exercise referral scheme; FMD, flow-mediated dilation; GT3x, Accelerometer; PA, physical activity; RHR, resting heart rate; SBP, systolic blood pressure; WEMWBS, Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale; WHR, waist-to-height ratio.