Physical activity levels six months after a randomised controlled physical activity intervention for Pakistani immigrant men living in Norway

Table 3 Baseline characteristics for the intervention and the control group

Characteristic	Intervention group	Control group	Mean difference
	(n = 89)	(n = 61)	(95% CI)
Age (years)	35.7 (6.1)	39.7 (9.2)	−3.9 (−6.6 to −1.2)*
Weight (kg)	83.7 (12)	84.1 (14.4)	−0.3 (−4.7 to 4.1)
Height (cm)	174 (6.2)	174 (6.2)	0.6 (−1.3 to 2.7)
BMI (kg.m^-²)	27.1 (3.2)	27.4 (4.2)	−0.2 (−1.5 to 0.9)
Waist circumference (cm)	98 (9)	99 (11)	−1.1 (−4.6 to 2.3)
Peak VO₂ (ml·kg^-1·min^-1)†	33.9 (5.2)	34.7 (6.5)	−0.7 (−3.4 to 1.9)

Values are mean (standard deviation). The independent-sample t test was used to calculate significance of the difference between groups. CI confidence interval, BMI body mass index. * P = 0.005. † n = 30 and 69 for the control and the intervention groups, respectively.

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