Baseline 12 months2 Weight [kg] BMI3 [kg/m2] Waist [cm] WHR4 Weight [kg] BMI [kg/m2] Waist [cm] WHR Total PA METmins/week 0.144 P=0.213 0.163 P=0.157 0.024 P=0.836 -0.031 P=0.791 0.141 P=0.287 0.118 P=0.373 -0.034 P=0.799 -0.061 P=0.648 Post-test heart rate [HR] [bpm] 0.324 p=0.005* 0.354 p=0.002* 0.046 P=0.000* 0.416 p=0.000* 0.306 P=0.012* 0.270 p=0.027* 0.316 p=0.015* 0.553 p=0.000* 1Cardiovascular fitness [post-test HR] but not reported level of physical activity was associated with improved body composition, a relationship that was stable over time; 2Partial correlations performed adjusting for age; 3BMI [body mass index]; 4WHR [waist to hip ratio]

Table 4: Relationship between baseline physical activity/cardiovascular fitness [post test heart rate] and body composition measures at baseline and 12 months1.

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