Table 3.

Mean changes in V˙O₂max and SF-36 scores ± SD between baseline and follow up examinations, n = 89

Variables	Δ (Baseline to Midpoint)	p-valuea	Δ (Baseline to Endpoint)	p-valuea	Δ (Baseline to 1 year)	p-valuea
V˙O2max (ml/kg/min)	1.61 ± 2.7	< 0.001	2.0 ± 2.9	< 0.001	1.24 ± 3.7	0.016
SF-36 domains (score)
Physical functioning	−29.7 ± 17.8	< 0.001	− 10.4 ± 19.3	< 0.001	9.0 ± 19.7	< 0.001
Physical role functioning	9.1 ± 38.7	0.03	6.0 ± 38.6	0.148	7.5 ± 41.3	0.152
Bodily pain	− 3.1 ± 31.9	0.361	7.3 ± 29.8	0.024	8.3 ± 29.5	0.03
General health	8.9 ± 34.0	0.016	9.5 ± 31.3	0.006	7.2 ± 32.3	0.082
Vitality	6.5 ± 26.0	0.022	5.3 ± 28.9	0.09	4.9 ± 27.7	0.168
Social functioning	5.1 ± 37.4	0.205	−9.1 ± 31.5	0.009	4.8 ± 33.3	0.260
Emotional role functioning	2.2 ± 35.8	0.555	1.3 ± 39.9	0.749	2.0 ± 35.6	0.659
Mental health	0.2 ± 20.6	0.929	12.9 ± 23.8	< 0.001	13.3 ± 22.1	< 0.001
Physical component summary	−3.6 ± 11.7	0.005	− 0.54 ± 11.1	0.653	2.8 ± 12.3	0.072
Mental component summary	4.4 ± 11.8	0.001	3.7 ± 12.5	0.007	3.5 ± 11.8	0.021

^a p-values from t-tests