Table 2 Main anthropometrics, cardio-respiratory, muscle strength and autonomic parameters assessed pre-follow-up period.

Age (years)

47.90±8.41

44.10±9.34

3.80 (-4,55;12,15)

0.35

Body mass (Kg)

68.62±11.13

66.24±9.23

2.38 (-7.23;11.99)

0.61

BMI (Kg/m²)

26.59±4.34

26.43±2.55

0.16 (-3.19;3.51)

0.92

Cardio-respiratory parameters

 Total distance (m)

473.55±79.81

437.00±39.26

36.55 (-22.54;95.64)

0.21

 % of estimated distance (%)

83.72±15.02

76.51±6.87

7.21 (-3.76;18.19)

0.18

 VO2 (ml·Kg·min^-1)

16.65±1.65

15.97±1.84

0.69 (-0.95;2.33)

0.39

Muscle strength

 Dominant (Kg)

23.37±2.66

25.05±4.41

-1.68 (-5.10;1.74)

0.32

 Non-dominant (Kg)

20.17±3.28

22.18±3.70

-2.01 (-5.30;1.28)

0.21

Autonomic function

 rMSSD

44.43±25.27

28.77±13.64

15.66 (-3.42;34.74)

0.10

 SDNN

72.14±61.37

41.72±13.64

30.42 (-13.94;74.79)

0.16

 LF/HF

1.22±0.47

2.02±1.16

-0.80 (-1.66;0.07)

0.07