Impact of a multidisciplinary intervention on physical fitness, physical activity habits and the association between aerobic fitness and components of metabolic syndrome in adults diagnosed with metabolic syndrome

Table 3 Aerobic fitness, muscular and flexibility characteristics for study subjects

	Men (N = 97)				Women (N = 95)
	Baseline	Month 3	Month 12	P Values†	Baseline	Month 3	Month 12	P Values†
Speed (mph)	3.2 ± 0.1^a	3.6 ± 0.1^b	3.7 ± 0.1 ^b	< 0.0001	2.5 ± 0.1^a	3.0 ± 0.1^b	3.2 ± 0.1^c	< 0.0001
Steady-state heart rate (bpm)	120 ± 2	119 ± 2	122 ± 2	0.1635	123 ± 2 ^a	119 ± 2 ^b	122 ± 2^a	0.0004
VO₂max (ml^.kg^-1.min⁻¹)	38.1 ± 0.6 ^a	40.5 ± 0.6 ^b	40.4 ± 0.6 ^b	< 0.0001	27.5 ± 0.4 ^a	30.1 ± 0.4 ^b	30.8 ± 0.4 ^b	< 0.0001
Aerobic fitness score (unit)	381.5 ± 5.5^a	404.8 ± 0.6 ^b	403.8 ± 5.5 ^b	< 0.0001	274.6 ± 4.6 ^a	301.3 ± 4.6 ^b	308.4 ± 4.6 ^b	< 0.0001
Health benefit zone - (aerobics) (0 to 4)^§	2.0 ± 0.1^a	1.6 ± 0.1 ^b	1.6 ± 0.1 ^b	< 0.0001	3.8 ± 0.1 ^a	3.3 ± 0.1 ^b	3.1 ± 0.1 ^b	< 0.0001
Partial curl-ups (repetition 0 to 25)	11 ± 1 ^a	16 ± 1 ^b	17 ± 1 ^b	< 0.0001	5 ± 1 ^a	8 ± 1 ^b	9 ± 1 ^b	< 0.0001
Health benefit zone - (Partial curl-ups) (0 to 4)^§	3.5 ± 0.2 ^a	2.6 ± 0.2 ^b	2.4 ± 0.2 ^b	< 0.0001	4.1 ± 0.2 ^a	3.7 ± 0.2 ^b	3.4 ± 0.2 ^b	< 0.0001
Push-ups (repetition)	8 ± 1 ^a	11 ± 1 ^b	12 ± 1 ^b	< 0.0001	4 ± 1 ^a	7 ± 1 ^b	8 ± 1 ^b	< 0.0001
Health benefit zone - (Push-ups) (0 to 4)^§	3.8 ± 0.12 ^a	3.3 ± 0.2 ^b	3.1 ± 0.2 ^b	< 0.0001	4.0 ± 0.1 ^a	3.6 ± 0.1 ^b	3.4 ± 0.1 ^b	< 0.0001
Flexibility (cm)	16.5 ± 1.0 ^a	19.0 ± 1.0 ^b	20.2 ± 1.0^c	< 0.0001	23.0 ± 1.0 ^a	24.9 ± 1.0 ^b	25.3 ± 1.0 ^b	0.0003
Health benefit zone - (Flexibility) (0 to 4)^§	4.0 ± 0.1 ^a	3.7 ± 0.1 ^b	3.5 ± 0.1 ^b	< 0.0001	3.9 ± 0.2 ^a	3.5 ± 0.2 ^b	3.5 ± 0.2 ^b	< 0.0001

Data are mean ± standard error (SE). ^§ A lower score indicates a better performance. † P values obtained by comparing differences in the variable values within each group (men, woment) by using a linear mixed model analysis

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