Trial completers analysis
| Baseline | 6 months | 12 months | Change at 12 months | Between group comparison | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Between group comparisons. *Mann-Whitney test p<0.05; †odds ratio p<0.05; ‡t test p<0.05. | |||||
| (n) Active | |||||
| Advice | 4/93 {4.3%} | 20/93 {22%} | 25/93 {26.9%} | +22.6% | |
| Health walks | 3/95 {3.2%} | 20/95 {21%} | 37/95 {38.9%} | +35.7% | OR 1.9 (95% CI 1.02 to 3.48)† |
| Total time – moderate intensity activity. | |||||
| Median (IQR) minutes per week | |||||
| Advice | 0 (0 to 40) | 30 (0 to 150) | 60 (0 to 180) | 45 | Z=−0.434 |
| Health walks | 0 (0 to 60) | 60 (0 to120) | 60 (0 to197.5) | 60 | p=0.66 |
| Frequency – moderate intensity activity. | |||||
| Median (IQR) sessions per week | |||||
| Advice | 0 (0 to2) | 2 (0 to3) | 2.5 (0 to6) | 1 | Z=−1.41 |
| Health walks | 0 (0 to2) | 2.5 (0 to6) | 4.0 (0 to8)* | 2 | p=0.25 |
| Stages of change | |||||
| Mean (SD) /4 | |||||
| Advice | 2.7 (1.1) | 2.8 (0.96) | 3.0 (1.30) | 0.39 | 0.16 (95% CI −0.14 to 0.48) |
| Health walks | 2.8 (1.2) | 3.1 (0.94)‡ | 3.1 (1.03) | 0.29 | |
| Aerobic capacity | |||||
| Mean (SD) l/ min | |||||
| Advice | 2.38 (0.371) | 2.47 (0.386) | 2.49 (0.389) | 0.11 | 0.12 (95% CI −0.063 to 0.314) |
| Health walks | 2.49 (0.378) | 2.47 (0.386) | 2.50 (0.399) | 0.07 | |
| Body mass index | |||||
| Mean (SD) kg/m2 | |||||
| Advice | 25.9 (3.16) | 26.0 (3.06) | 25.8 (3.12) | 0.09 | −0.04 (95% CI −0.410 to 0.344) |
| Health walks | 25.5 (3.29) | 25.5 (3.22) | 25.4 (3.36) | 0.06 | |
| Cholesterol | |||||
| Mean (SD) mmol | |||||
| Advice | 5.6 (1.02) | 5.7 (0.98) | 5.2 (1.08) | −0.02 | −0.21 (95% CI −0.433 to 1.4) |
| Health walks | 5.2 (1.08)‡ | 5.5 (1.01) | 5.4 (0.91) | 0.19 | |
| Systolic blood pressure | |||||
| Mean (SD) mm Hg | |||||
| Advice | 126.0 (13.4) | 131.4 (15.3) | 125.9 (20.2) | 0.5 | 2.1 (95% CI −1.8 to 6.04) |
| Health walks | 129.6 (14.6) | 132.9 (15.6) | 127.0 (16.5) | 2.35 | |
| Diastolic blood pressure | |||||
| Mean (SD) mm Hg | |||||
| Advice | 77.5 (9.4) | 79.3 (10.4) | 77.3 (9.9) | 0.58 | −1.4 (95% CI −4.3 to 1.4) |
| Health walks | 79.7 (10.6) | 79.9 (10.5) | 79.5 (10.9) | −0.90 | |