Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population
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Socio-demographic characteristics | Â | Â | Â |
 Age, mean years (STD) | 66.4 (12.8) | 61.5 (10.3) | 0.25 |
 Male (%) | 6 (54.6) | 17 (77.3) | 0.24 |
 Married (%) | 7 (63.6) | 20 (90.9) | 0.15 |
Clinical factors | Â | Â | Â |
 Diabetes (%) | 1 (9.1) | 6 (30) | 0.18 |
 Past or current smoker (%) | 5 (45.5) | 12 (54.6) | 0.62 |
 Body mass index, mean (kg/m2) (STD) | 27.7 (4.5) | 28.6 (3.6) | 0.56 |
 Prior myocardial infarction (%) | 2 (27.3) | 5 (25) | 0.89 |
 Hypertension (%) | 5 (45.5) | 10 (50) | 1.0 |
 Lung disease (%) | 2 (18.2) | 4 (20) | 0.90 |
Behavioural factors | Â | Â | Â |
 CES-Depression score, mean (STD) | 6.25 (8.6) | 9.6 (8.9) | 0.62 |
 Stanford self-efficacy, mean (STD) | 80.6 (18.6) | 86.5 (12.6) | 0.37 |
 Cardiac self-efficacy, mean (STD) | 76.4 (19.4) | 80.1 (14.9) | 0.62 |
 High behavioural riska (%) | 5 (45.5) | 12 (54.6) | 1.0 |
Physical factors | Â | Â | Â |
 Baseline VO2, mean mL/kg/min (STD) | 18.2 (5.7) | 20.3 (5.0) | 0.28 |
 Week-1 volume of total activity, mean minutes (STD) | 352.8 (408.5) | 487.6 (379.6) | 0.42 |
 Week 1 volume of vigorous activity, mean minutes (STD) | 1.45 (2.1) | 5.4 (15.0) | 0.98 |
 Week 1 volume of moderate activity, mean minutes (STD) | 105 (122.3) | 162.3 (151.9) | 0.31 |
 Week 1 volume of light activity, mean minutes (STD) | 246.4 (295.7) | 320.7 (248.1) | 0.68 |
 Week 1 calorie burn, mean kcal (STD) | 314.0 (359.4) | 453.4 (366.9) | 0.42 |