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Table 3 Effects of the exercise-training programme on physiological outcomes from interim time point – exercise group (n = 12); control group (n = 8)

From: The effects of a graduated aerobic exercise programme on cardiovascular disease risk factors in the NHS workplace: a randomised controlled trial

 

% Δ Week 4 – 8

% Δ Week 8 – 12

Variable

Exercise (mean ± SD)

Control (mean ± SD)

Exercise (mean ± SD)

Control (mean ± SD)

Peak oxygen consumption (mL·min)

0.6 ± 5.0

P = 0.627 (15 ± 101)

-2.1 ± 8.5

P = 0.377 (-38 ± 154)

-1.3 ± 6.4

P = 0.377 (-33 ± 159)

-1.6 ± 7.9

P = 0.389 (-46 ± 166)

Peak oxygen consumption (mL·kg·min -1 )

0.6 ± 5.8

P = 0.693 (0.1 ± 2.0)

1.0 ± 7.3

P = 0.015 (-0.3 ± 2.0)

-2.0 ± 9.6

P = 0.424 (-0.4 ± 2.8)

-2.9 ± 9.6

P = 0.685 (-1.1 ± 2.9)

Time to exhaustion (min)

4.0 ± 9.2

P = 0.190 (0.4 ± 1.0)

-0.5 ± 13.9

P = 0.826 (-0.2 ± 1.2)

-0.7 ± 12.8

P = 0.953 (-1.3 ± 1.8)

6.6 ± 22.9

P = 0.559 (0.3 ± 1.7)

Peak heart rate (bpm)

-1.28 ± 2.5

P = 0.096 (-2 ± 4)

-0.7 ± 2.5

P = 0.439 (-1 ± 5)

1.1 ± 1.7

P = 0.051 (2 ± 3)

-0.2 ± 1.9

P = 0.686 (-1 ± 4)

2 min oxygen consumption (mL·min)

-7.1 ± 8.3

P = 0.019 (-110 ± 146)

-5.0 ± 11.1

P = 0.217 (-53 ± 129)

2.4 ± 6.3

P = 0.275 (19 ± 73)

0.6 ± 7.9

P = 0.948 (7 ± 87)

2 min oxygen consumption (mL·kg·min -1 )

-7.8 ± 8.6

P = 0.113 (-1.6 ± 1.8)

-4.0 ± 10.1

P = 0.286 (-0.8 ± 1.8)

1.9 ± 6.8

P = 0.363 (0.2 ± 1.2)

-0.2 ± 7.9

P = 0.902 (-0.1 ± 1.4)

4 min oxygen consumption (L·min)

-4.6 ± 7.0

P = 0.038 (-77 ± 136)

-2.9 ± 6.5

P = 0.398 (-39 ± 84)

3.6 ± 5.8

P = 0.049 (47 ± 78)

-3.1 ± 11.3

P = 0.441 (-43 ± 146)

4 min oxygen consumption (mL·kg·min -1 )

-5.2 ± 6.9

P = 0.023 (-1.2 ± 1.7)

-1.7 ± 5.7

P = 0.381 (-0.4 ± 1.2)

3.4 ± 5.6

P = 0.009 (0.6 ± 1.0)

-4.0 ± 11.7

P = 0.339 (-1.0 ± 2.5)

Resting heart rate (bpm)

-0.1 ± 9.7

P = 0.846 (0 ± 6)

-3.7 ± 8.6

P = 0.254 (-3 ± 6)

1.1 ± 7.6

P = 0.700 (0 ± 5)

4.8 ± 9.0

P = 0.164 (3 ± 5)

Systolic BP (mm Hg)

-1.0 ± 5.3

P = 0.537 (-1.3 ± 7.0)

-0.9 ± 2.7

P = 0.368 (1.0 ± 2.9)

0.1 ± 4.5

P = 0.989 (-0.1 ± 5.1)

-0.2 ± 4.8

P = 0.915 (0.0 ± 5.1)

Diastolic BP (mm Hg)

-1.3 ± 6.3

P = 0.462 (-1.3 ± 5.3)

-1.2 ± 4.0

P = 0.455 (-0.7 ± 4.1)

-0.1 ± 5.6

P = 0.905 (-0.2 ± 4.2)

-1.6 ± 9.5

P = 0.539 (-1.2 ± 4.6)

  1. P value for difference in change within groups between 2 time points