Table 2 Means and 95% confidence interval on cardiorespiratory fitness and secondary outcome measures
VO2max (mL/min) | Resting heart rate | Diastolic blood pressure | Systolic blood pressure | Fat (%) | Muscle mass (kg) | Sit to stand 30 (repetitions) | Grip strength (kg) | Jump height (cm) | Balance test (falls, n) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intervention group | ||||||||||
Baseline | ||||||||||
Mean | 2823 | 75.2 | 77.1 | 118.7 | 29.1 | 31.2 | 18.4 | 35.2 | 20.4 | 16.9 |
95% CI | 2328 to 3318 | 66.6 to 83.9 | 72.9 to 81.3 | 112.8 to 124.6 | 22.7 to 35.5 | 26.3 to 31.7 | 16.3 to 20.4 | 30.2 to 40.1 | 15.6 to 25.3 | 12.9 to 20.9 |
8 weeks | ||||||||||
Mean | 2775 | 81.4 | 80.5 | 117.4 | 26.3 | 30.6 | 22.4 | 37.1 | 22.5 | 14.6 |
95% CI | 1755 to 3794 | 64.0 to 98.7 | 72.2 to 88.8 | 105.7 to 129.1 | 15.3 to 37.2 | 24.6 to 36.6 | 18.6 to 26.2 | 27.5 to 46.8 | 16.7 to 28.4 | 10.6 to 18.6 |
Change between baseline and 8 weeks | ||||||||||
Mean change | 183 | 8.1 | 1.8 | -3.6 | 1.2 | -0.5 | 2.8 | 1.4 | -0.4 | -2.0 |
95% CI | − 250 to 617 | − 10.8 to 27.0 | − 3.3 to 6.8 | − 12.0 to 4.7 | − 1.2 to 3.7 | − 2.4 to 1.4 | 0.4 to 5.1 | − 2.3 to 5.0 | − 2.3 to 1.5 | − 6.5 to 2.5 |
16 weeks | ||||||||||
Mean | 3110 | 80.0 | 74.2 | 123.5 | 22.8 | 29.2 | 22.5 | 32.8 | 25.0 | 12.3 |
95% CI | 1550 to 4670 | 68.9 to 91.1 | 64.0 to 84.3 | 112.9 to 134.1 | 9.6 to 36.1 | 20.8 to 37.6 | 19.5 to 25.5 | 24.7 to 41.0 | 17.1 to 32.8 | 7.0 to 17.7 |
Change between 8 weeks and 16 weeks | ||||||||||
Mean change | 232 | 2.5 | − 2.5 | 10.2 | − 0.4 | 0.5 | − 0.2 | − 1.2 | 1.6 | − 0.8 |
95% CI | − 1531 to 1996 | − 17.0 to 22.0 | − 7.6 to 2.6 | − 2.2 to 22.6 | − 2.8 to 2.0 | − 0.2 to 1.2 | − 3.9 to 3.6 | − 6.8 to 4.4 | 0.2 to 2.9 | − 5.2 to 3.5 |
Wait-list control group | ||||||||||
Baseline | ||||||||||
Mean | 2315 | 78.8 | 78.4 | 113.9 | 27.3 | 26.6 | 16.3 | 32.8 | 19.0 | 15.7 |
95% CI | 1790 to 2839 | 68.3 to 89.2 | 74.2 to 82.7 | 107.7 to 120.1 | 22.7 to 31.8 | 23.0 to 30.3 | 14.4 to 18.1 | 29.0 to 36.5 | 15.4 to 22.7 | 11.6 to 19.7 |
8 weeks | ||||||||||
Mean | 2399 | 81.4 | 77.8 | 113.1 | 26.0 | 26.5 | 17.3 | 34.6 | 19.3 | 15.0 |
95% CI | 1719 to 3080 | 70.6 to 92.1 | 73.3 to 82.4 | 106.1 to 120.0 | 20.5 to 31.4 | 22.1 31.0 | 15.1 to 19.4 | 29.3 to 40.0 | 15.8 to 22.9 | 11.5 to 18.5 |
Change between baseline and 8 weeks | ||||||||||
Mean change | 11.0 | 2.1 | − 0.8 | − 1.5 | − 0.5 | − 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | − 0.6 |
95% CI | − 106 to 127 | − 8.0 to 12.2 | − 4.7 to 3.0 | − 7.2 to 4.1 | − 2.7 to 1.7 | − 0.9 to 0.6 | 0.3 to 1.7 | − 0.6 to 3.9 | − 1.0 to 1.1 | − 4.5 to 3.2 |
16 weeks | ||||||||||
Mean | 2234 | 73.9 | 69.3 | 115.7 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 20.0 | 33.1 | 21.6 | 11.3 |
95% CI | 1562 to 2907 | 61.6 to 86.1 | 63.1 to 75.5 | 109.0 to 122.4 | 15.6 to 34.5 | 21.9 29.2 | 17.0 to 23.0 | 27.4 to 38.9 | 16.0 to 27.3 | 8.4 to 14.1 |
Change between 8 weeks and 16 weeks | ||||||||||
Mean change | − 4 | − 4.1 | − 8.3 | 5.7 | − 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.7 | − 0.7 | 1.3 | − 1.9 |
95% CI | − 328 to 320 | − 13.0 to 4.7 | − 13.1 to− 3.5 | − 1.0 to 12.4 | − 4.0 to 3.9 | 0.3 to 1.4 | 0.7 to 2.7 | − 2.4 to 0.9 | 0.1 to 2.5 | − 4.9 to 1.2 |