Table 2 Main and secondary outcomes (SF-36)
MICT-group (n = 34) | p-value within group | Effect size | HIIT/MICT-group (n = 37) | p-value within group | Effect size | Between group differences (95% CI) | p-value between group | Effect size between group | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Main outcome | |||||||||
General health | |||||||||
Baseline | 52.6 (46.1, 59.1) | – | 52.7 (46.4, 58.9) | – | – | – | |||
24-Week | 63.5 (56.6, 70.5) | – | 65.7 (58.5, 72.8) | – | − 2.1 (− 12.1, 7.8) | 0.668 | |||
Change from baseline to 24-week | 10.9 (5.2, 16.5) | < 0.001 | 0.60 | 13.0 (5.8, 21.1) | 0.001 | 0.67 | − 2.1 (− 7.1, 11.3) | 0.651 | 0.11 |
Secondary outcomes | |||||||||
Physical functioning | |||||||||
Baseline | 75.3 (69.9, 80.7) | – | 75.9 (70.8, 81.1) | – | – | – | |||
24-Week | 77.2 (71.5, 82.8) | – | 83.4 (77.7, 89.1) | – | − 6.2 (− 14.2, 1.8) | 0.127 | |||
Change from baseline to 24-week | 1.9 (− 2.9, 6.2) | 0.470 | 0.14 | 7.5 (2.8, 13.0) | 0.004 | 0.43 | − 5.6 (− 1.1, 12.2) | 0.098 | 0.32 |
Role-physical | |||||||||
Baseline | 77.6 (69.6, 85.5) | – | 79.4 (71.8, 87.0) | – | – | – | |||
24-Week | 82.9 (75.4, 90.4) | – | 85.9 (78.0, 93.8) | – | − 3.0 (− 13.9, 7.9) | 0.585 | |||
Change from baseline to 24-week | 5.3 (− 4.4, 13.2) | 0.317 | 0.23 | 6.5 (− 1.5, 12.3) | 0.103 | 0.27 | − 1.2 (− 11.2, 13.5) | 0.852 | 0.05 |
Bodily pain | |||||||||
Baseline | 58.8 (51.4, 66.2) | – | 64.0 (56.9, 71.1) | – | – | – | |||
24-Week | 66.6 (58.5, 74.8) | – | 67.7 (59.2, 76.1) | – | − 1.0 (− 12.8, 10.7) | 0.864 | |||
Change from baseline to 24-week | 7.8 (0.6, 15.4) | 0.036 | 0.38 | 3.7 (− 5.2, 12.1) | 0.423 | 0.16 | 4.2 (− 15.3, 6.9) | 0.451 | 0.18 |
Vitality | |||||||||
Baseline | 39.5 (33.7, 45.4) | – | 42.9 (37.3, 48.5) | – | – | – | |||
24-Week | 51.0 (44.1, 57.8) | – | 52.8 (45.7, 59.9) | – | − 1.8 (− 11.7, 8.0) | 0.711 | |||
Change from baseline to 24-week | 11.5 (5.1, 17.4) | 0.001 | 0.68 | 9.9 (3.0, 17.0) | 0.006 | 0.58 | 1.5 (− 10.7, 7.6) | 0.736 | 0.09 |
Social functioning | |||||||||
Baseline | 74.3 (64.7, 83.9) | – | 79.4 (70.2, 88.6) | – | – | – | |||
24-Week | 84.5 (77.3, 91.7) | – | 89.4 (82.0, 96.9) | – | − 4.9 (− 15.3, 5.4) | 0.345 | |||
Change from baseline to 24-week | 10.2 (0.7, 18.9) | 0.037 | 0.33 | 10.0 (3.1, 18.6) | 0.007 | 0.40 | 0.2 (− 12.2, 11.8) | 0.974 | 0.01 |
Role-emotional | |||||||||
Baseline | 81.1 (72.6, 89.6) | – | 82.7 (74.5, 90.8) | – | – | – | |||
24-Week | 84.1 (76.4, 91.9) | – | 83.2 (75.1, 91.3) | – | 1.0 (− 10.3, 12.2) | 0.865 | |||
Change from baseline to 24-week | 3.0 (− 5.7, 13.0) | 0.424 | 0.12 | 0.5 (− 8.1, 9.0) | 0.915 | 0.02 | 2.5 (− 14.2, 9.2) | 0.672 | 0.11 |
Mental health | |||||||||
Baseline | 68.7 (62.2, 75.1) | – | 71.2 (65.1, 77.4) | – | – | – | |||
24-Week | 74.4 (68.7, 80.0) | – | 75.4 (69.5, 81.2) | – | − 1.0 (− 9.2, 7.1) | 0.803 | |||
Change from baseline to 24-week | 5.7 (0.5, 11.0) | 0.033 | 0.26 | 4.2 (− 2.2, 10.2) | 0.197 | 0.29 | 1.5 (− 9.2, 6.2) | 0.693 | 0.10 |