Table 3a

Cardiorespiratory fitness test data at baseline (T0), after the intervention (T1) and at 24-weeks follow-up period (T2) for Scenario A (n = 43).



T0T1T2T0 vs. T1T0 vs. T2

NMSDMSDMSDTime effect
PW
Group effect
PKW
Time effect
PW
Group effect
PKW
PEAK WORKLOAD
Wpeak (W)43119.337.3129.340.1127.541.4.000.757.002.739
VO2peak (mL/kg/min)4324.55.925.47.023.96.8.299.206.356.005
VEpeak (L/min)4366.115.869.218.967.717.7.303.036.552.016
PeakHR (bpm)43160.116.1158.013.6160.815.3.091.906.945.318
PeakHR pulse (mL/b)4311.54.311.94.811.04.2.218.069.065.003
SBPpeak (mmHg)43178.722.1170.817.3166.919.0.004.374.000.610
DBPpeak (mmHg)4387.87.083.67.182.67.4.004.059.002.056
MBPpeak (mmHg)43118.110.6112.79.4110.710.5.001.140.000.695
VENTILATORY THRESHOLD WORKLOAD
WVT (W)4399.830.4104.928.399.328.4.085.794.847.975
VO2VT (mL/kg/min)4316.64.117.74.116.24.3.013.820.294.329
pVO2VT (% VO2peak)4368.69.570.58.868.914.6.398.188.612.325
INDICES
VE/VCO2 slope
(whole test)
4329.53.929.14.330.14.2.223.155.159.456
OUES (whole test)431.70.71.80.61.70.7.007.419.269.901
Note: DBP: diastolic blood pressure; HR: heart rate; MBP: mean blood pressure; OUES: oxygen uptake efficiency slope; pVO2: percentage related to VO2peak; SBP: systolic blood pressure; T0: Baseline; T1: after 16-week intervention; T2: at 24-week follow up; VCO2: carbon dioxide production; VE: ventilation; VO2: oxygen uptake; VT: Ventilatory threshold; W: power output. 
Data shown as mean (M) and standard deviation (SD).
PW, according to Wilcoxon test; PKW, according to Kruskall-Wallis test.