Group | Complete cases analyses | Imputed data for missing values analyses | |||||||||
n | T0m, mean (SD) | T6m, mean (SD) | ∆ (T0−T6m) | β (95% CI) | n | T0m, mean (SD) | T6m, mean (SD) | ∆ (T0−T6m) | β (95% CI) | ||
PA—by the SQUASH | |||||||||||
Sports (min/week) | I | 283 | 134.6 (139.2) | 209.9 (192.1) | 75.3 | 40.4 (13.0 to 67.7) * | 367 | 130.7 (136.7) | 205.6 (189.7) | 74.9 | 33.2 (29.5 to 36.9) * |
C | 269 | 133.9 (139.8) | 169.0 (177.5) | 35.1 | 363 | 123.3 (135.0) | 167.9 (175.7) | 44.6 | |||
VPA (min/week) | I | 286 | 356.9 (300.8) | 516.4 (655.0) | 159.5 | 48.5 (−81.0 to 178.1) | 367 | 178.8 (262.6) | 299.2 (523.6) | 120.4 | 24.9 (37.0 to 86.9) |
C | 271 | 362.9 (292.7) | 473.2 (579.7) | 110.3 | 363 | 182.3 (270.3) | 277.0 (438.3) | 94.7 | |||
MVPA (min/week) | I | 286 | 830.4 (611.6) | 1091.3 (832.4) | 260.9 | −1.4 (−126.0 to 123.2) | 367 | 803.7 (605.9) | 1093.4 (797.0) | 289.3 | −7.7 (−108.0 to 92.5) |
C | 271 | 827.4 (620.9) | 1092.0 (264.6) | 264.6 | 363 | 825.2 (607.4) | 1113.5 (750.7) | 288.3 | |||
PA—by CSA | |||||||||||
VPA (min/week) (min/week) | I | 61 | 12.7 (33.6) | 20.3 (34.4) | 7.6 | 8.5 (−0.34 to 17.3) | 95 | 14.1 (32.1) | 18.7 (26.9) | 4.6 | 4.3 (−1.7 to 10.2) |
C | 73 | 13.9 (35.3) | 12.4 (28.3) | −1.5 | 101 | 12.4 (30.4) | 13.7 (23.1) | 1.3 | |||
MVPA (min/week) | I | 61 | 224.3 (173.8) | 244.6 (141.2) | 20.3 | 13.8 (−25.9 to 53.5) | 95 | 233.4 (157.0) | 241.6 (109.2) | 8.2 | 7.0 (−18.0 to 32.1) |
C | 73 | 220.2 (156.4) | 229.8 (103.6) | 9.6 | 101 | 220.0 (158.0) | 232.2 (83.7) | 12.2 | |||
Fruit intake | |||||||||||
Pieces/week | I | 293 | 25.3 (14.6) | 31.0 (14.7) | 5.7 | 2.7 (0.63 to 4.7) * | 367 | 24.8 (14.9) | 30.5 (14.7) | 5.7 | 2.0 (0.13 to 3.9) * |
C | 282 | 26.0 (13.2) | 28.7 (14.8) | 2.7 | 363 | 25.4 (13.4) | 28.8 (14.7) | 3.4 | |||
Vitality-related outcomes | |||||||||||
VO2max | I | 138 | 30.7 (6.7) | 31.7 (8.3) | 1.0 | 0.231 (0.82 to 1.03) | 209 | 30.1 (7.0) | 31.2 (8.1) | 1.1 | 0.06 (−1.2 to 1.3) |
C | 122 | 31.7 (6.2) | 32.4 (8.3) | 0.7 | 218 | 31.8 (8.2) | 31.8 (8.2) | 1.0 | |||
Mental health | I | 293 | 76.0 (14.2) | 76.9 (13.8) | 0.9 | 1.04 (−0.70 to 2.78) | 367 | 75.2 (14.8) | 76.2 (14.1) | 1.0 | 0.87 (−0.79 to 2.5) |
C | 282 | 77.9 (13.3) | 77.0 (13.4) | −0.9 | 363 | 77.6 (13.4) | 76.9 (13.4) | −0.7 | |||
Need for recovery | I | 293 | 28.5 (27.2) | 25.3 (26.7) | −3.2 | −3.5 (−6.4 to −0.54) * | 367 | 29.6 (27.7) | 26.4 (27.3) | −3.2 | −2.8 (−3.2 to −2.4) * |
C | 282 | 26.9 (27.4) | 27.5 (28.0) | 0.6 | 363 | 27.8 (28.1) | 27.9 (28.2) | 0.1 |
↵* p<0.05.
The intervention effects are also presented.
∆, mean difference between baseline and follow-up measure directly after the intervention ended (ie, 6 months); β, estimated intervention effect from linear regression analysis adjusted for baseline differences on the outcome measure; C, control group; I, intervention group; MVPA, moderate-to-vigorous physical activities; PA, physical activity; SQUASH, Short QUestionnaire to ASses Health-enhancing physical activity.