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Table 3 Mean values at baseline, and between-group differences and at the end of chemotherapy, the end of radiotherapy and at 6-month and 1-year follow-up for muscular, body composition and attentional outcomes

From: Short- and long-term impact of adapted physical activity and diet counseling during adjuvant breast cancer therapy: the “APAD1” randomized controlled trial

 

T0 Baseline

T1–18 weeks

Mid-intervention

T2–26 weeks

End of intervention

T3–52 weeks

6-month follow-up

T4–78 weeks

1-year follow-up

Mean (SD)

AMD (95% CI)*

EF

P

AMD (95% CI)*

EF

P

AMD (95% CI)*

EF

P

AMD (95% CI)*

EF

P

Muscular tests

Sit-and-stand 30s

UC

16.4 (4.9)

0.07 (0.02; 0.12)

0.25

0.005

0.04 (−0.03; 0.11)

0.09

0.203

0.07 (−0.03; 0.17)

0.12

0.125

APAD

15.3 (3.7)

            

Sit-and-stand ratio

UC

0.95 (0.12)

0.04 (0.01; 0.08)

0.22

0.013

0.036 (−0.007; 0.078)

0.14

0.081

0.01 (− 0.05; 0.06)

0.02

0.563

APAD

0.92 (0.11)

            

Power ratio

UC

0.94 (0.14)

−0.01 (− 0.06; 0.04)

0.09

0.541

−0.07 (− 0.13; − 0.01)

−0.19

0.041

−0.02 (− 0.1; 0.06)

− 0.05

0.508

APAD

0.96 (0.15)

            

Force ratio

UC

0.99 (0.14)

0.00 (−0.04; 0.04)

0.01

0.978

−0.02 (− 0.07; 0.04)

− 0.05

0.529

−0.04 (− 0.11; 0.03)

− 0.09

0.313

APAD

1.00 (0.15)

            

Attentional performances (TAP)

Alertness index

UC

−0.002 (0.099)

− 0.01 (− 0.04; 0.01)

−0.09

0.359

0.00 (−0.03; 0.04)

0.02

0.918

0.01 (−0.04; 0.06)

0.04

0.700

APAD

0.010 (0.069)

            

Flexibility index

UC

6.7 (9.4)

2.58 (0.54; 4.62)

0.21

0.044

0.281 (−2.46; 3.03)

0.02

0.841

0.972 (−2.49; 4.44)

0.05

0.594

APAD

7.2 (9)

            

Flexibility: errors

UC

2 (4.1)

−0.29 (−0.48; − 0.09)

− 0.24

0.024

−0.05 (− 0.32; 0.22)

− 0.03

0.741

−0.023 (− 0.38; 0.34)

− 0.01

0.898

APAD

1.8 (3.4)

            

Working memory: errors - omissions

UC

5.9 (6.5)

−0.06 (−0.26; 0.14)

−0.05

0.915

0.14 (−0.16; 0.43)

0.08

0.217

−0.113 (− 0.51; 0.28)

− 0.05

0.854

APAD

3.7 (4.1)

            

Anthropometry and body composition

Weight (kg)

UC

69.7 (14.1)

−0.44 (−1.27; 0.39)

−0.09

0.576

−1.19 (−2.13; −0.25)

−0.21

0.051

−0.45 (−1.8; 0.91)

−0.05

0.680

−0.52 (−2.33; 1.29)

−0.05

0.690

APAD

67.5 (13.8)

            

BMI (kg/m2)

UC

25.8 (5.3)

−0.17 (−0.48; 0.15)

−0.09

0.515

−0.46 (− 0.82; − 0.11)

−0.21

0.033

−0.16 (− 0.66; 0.34)

− 0.05

0.664

−0.17 (− 0.84; 0.49)

− 0.04

0.706

APAD

25.3 (5.4)

            

FM (%)

UC

32.9 (7.7)

−1.10 (−1.97; − 0.22)

−0.21

0.041

− 0.27 (− 1.53; 1.00)

− 0.03

0.717

− 0.35 (−2.05; 1.35)

− 0.03

0.708

APAD

33.1 (7.7)

            

MM (kg)

UC

45.4 (5.4)

−0.16 (−0.65; 0.33)

−0.05

0.741

0.33 (−0.36; 1.02)

0.08

0.279

0.56 (−0.34; 1.47)

0.10

0.174

APAD

44.2 (4.9)

            

MM to FM ratio§

UC

0.5 (0.2)

0.03 (0; 0.07)

0.17

0.093

0.02 (−0.03; 0.07)

0.06

0.469

0.01 (− 0.06; 0.08)

0.02

0.836

APAD

0.5 (0.2)

            

FM - trunk (kg)

UC

12.2 (5.6)

−0.88 (−1.49; − 0.27)

− 0.24

0.027

−0.02 (− 0.85; 0.8)

0.00

0.985

−0.23 (− 1.28; 0.83)

− 0.04

0.734

APAD

12.2 (5.4)

            

MM - trunk (kg)

UC

23.4 (2.9)

− 0.13 (− 0.37; 0.11)

− 0.09

0.468

0.02 (−0.32; 0.37)

0.01

0.779

0.06 (−0.4; 0.52)

0.02

0.689

APAD

22.9 (2.6)

            

FM - legs (kg)§

UC

8.7 (2.9)

−0.06 (−0.11; − 0.01)

− 0.20

0.071

0.02 (−0.05; 0.09)

0.04

0.555

0.01 (−0.08; 0.1)

0.02

0.734

APAD

8.4 (3)

            

MM - legs (kg)

UC

16.5 (1.9)

0.00 (− 0.21; 0.21)

0.00

0.743

0.30 (0.00; 0.59)

0.17

0.038

0.40 (0.01; 0.79)

0.17

0.032

APAD

16 (1.7)

            
  1. Abbreviations: AMD Adjusted Mean Differences, EF Effect Size of difference between groups, CI Confidence Interval, TAP Test of Attentional Performance, APAD Adapted Physical Activity and Diet counseling intervention, UC Usual Care, FM Fat Mass, MM Muscle mass
  2. NOTE: Bold font indicates significant difference. T1 columns contain empty cells because muscular, body composition and attentional outcomes were not measured at T1, except weight and BMI
  3. *Baseline value, surgery type and age-adjusted mean differences and their associated 95% confidence interval estimated with linear mixed model
  4. P-value for time*arm interaction estimated with linear mixed model
  5. Log transformed variables: Sit-and-stand 30s, Flexibility: errors – TAP, Working memory: errors and omissions – TAP
  6. §Square root transformed variables: Muscle to fat mass ratio, Fat mass - legs only