Adherence, Compliance, and Health Risk Factor Changes following Short-Term Physical Activity Interventions
Table 2
Stepwise regression to predict health risk factor changes across the 40-day interventions. All randomly assigned intervention participants were combined and the inclusion criterion was a significant contribution to the multiple ().
Dependent variable change
Regression model
RMSR
Weight (kg)
2.341 − () − ()
0.308
2.12
241
BMI
0.867 − () − ()
0.327
0.68
241
Waist girth (cm)
3.532 − () − ()
0.330
2.34
241
Hip girth (cm)
5.248 − () − ()
0.372
1.88
241
Sum of skinfolds (mm)
3.171 − () − ()
0.314
5.28
177
Systolic BP (mmHg)
32.987 −
0.383
9.68
241
Diastolic BP (mmHg)
23.509 + () − ()
0.429
7.50
241
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)
1.463 + () − () − () + ()
0.574
0.50
241
VO2max (mL/kg/min)
8.109 − () + ()
0.350
5.57
241
Grip strength (kg)
3.800 −
0.276
2.86
241
Flexibility (cm)
5.394 − () − () + () − ()
0.425
3.54
241
= age (yr); = initial value; = vig PA change (min/wk); = weight change (kg).
