Table 2 Drop-out analysis
| Â | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Drop-out (N = 503) | Follow-up (N = 420) |  | Drop-out (N = 414) | Follow-up (N = 232) |  |
| Â | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | p | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | p |
Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 25.67 (3.43) | 25.36 (2.72) | 0.136 | 24.57 (4.18) | 23.43 (3.03) | <0.001 |
Waist circumference (cm) | 89.50 (10.37) | 89.10 (8.50) | 0.526 | 77.94 (9.95) | 75.75 (7.49) | 0.003 |
VO2peak relative (ml/kg/min) | 36.88 (9.03) | 37.58 (8.18) | 0.262 | 27.20 (6.34) | 29.00 (5.80) | 0.001 |
Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 209.07 (41.37) | 205.86 (37.42) | 0.240 | 203.31 (36.42) | 208.25 (38.70) | 0.126 |
HDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 54.35 (12.48) | 55.68 (11.86) | 0.114 | 65.71 (14.82) | 70.63 (15.59) | <0.001 |
LDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 130.28 (36.52) | 127.72 (33.86) | 0.295 | 118.50 (31.95) | 118.53 (35.18) | 0.992 |
Ratio Total/HDL cholesterol | 4.01 (1.10) | 3.84 (1.02) | 0.024 | 3.21 (0.81) | 3.07 (0.90) | 0.057 |
Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 122.40 (84.06) | 111.39 (63.32) | 0.028 | 93.88 (43.09) | 93.55 (40.29) | 0.921 |