Table 4.
Intervention effect on physical fitness variables.
|
Intervention (BE@Work; n = 25) |
Control (CON; n = 21) |
Between group comparison (BE@Work–CON) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Baseline value (mean ± SD) |
Adjusted mean change (mean [95%CI]) |
Baseline value (mean ± SD) |
Adjusted mean change (mean [95%CI]) |
Adjusted mean change (mean [95%CI]) |
Effect size | |
| VO2max (mL·kg−1·min−1) | 37.7 ± 7.5 | 4.7 [2.1 to 7.4] |
36.6.0 ± 9.0 | 0.8 [−2.3 to 3.9] |
3.9 [−0.2 to 8.1] |
0.47 |
| Leg extensor muscle power (non-dominant leg, watts) | 212.0 ± 69.9 | −13.0 [−22.6 to −3.4] |
236.6 ± 89.6 | −31.5 [−39.3 to −18.5] |
15.9 [1.6 to 30.1] |
0.20 |
| Leg extensor muscle power (dominant leg, watts) | 199.3 ± 66.6 | −2.6 [13.5 to 8.4] |
230.0 ± 95.5 | −19.6 [−31.7 to −7.5] |
12.1 [−3.5 to 27.7] |
0.15 |
| Hand grip strength (dominant hand, kg) | 35.6 ± 10.4 | 0.2 [−1.3 to 1.7] |
38.1 ± 9.2 | 1.4 [−0.2 to 3.0] |
−1.2 [−3.4 to 0.9] |
−0.12 |
| Hand grip strength (non-dominant hand, kg) | 33.6 ± 10.7 | 0.5 [−0.6 to 1.5] |
36.6 ± 9.0 | −0.3 [−1.5 to 0.9] |
0.8 [−0.8 to 2.4] |
0.08 |