Table 2.
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.