TABLE 1 Randomized, controlled trials for weight loss in exercise alone versus no-treatment control
From the following article:
The role of physical activity in producing and maintaining weight loss
Victoria A Catenacci and Holly R Wyatt
BACK TO ARTICLE| Reference | Duration (months) | Total n (completed regimen) | Study design | Weight change in control groups | Weight change in exercise groups | Significancea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
aP <0.05 considered significant for difference in weight loss for exercise versus control. | ||||||
bCompared effects of exercise with and without HRT. | ||||||
cCompared three exercise groups (E1, high intensity group-based; E2, high intensity home-based; E3, lower intensity home-based). | ||||||
| Anderssen et al. (1995)2 | 12 | 219 M and F (210) | C vs D vs E vs D + E | C +1.1 kg | E -0.9 kg | P <0.05 |
| Binder et al. (1996)3 | 11 | 71 F (71) | C vs E vs HRT vs HRT + Eb | C or HRT +0.4 kg | E or HRT + E -1.1 kg | P <0.05 |
| Cox et al. (2004)4 | 4 | 60 M (51) | C vs D vs E vs D + E | C -0.44 kg | E -1.55 kg | NS |
| Donnelly et al. (2003)5 | 16 | 131 M and F (74) | C vs E | C M -0.5 kg
C F +2.9 kg | E M -5.2 kg
E F +0.6 kg | P <0.05
P <0.05 |
| Hellenius et al. (1993)6 | 6 | 158 M (157) | C vs D vs E vs D + E | C +0.3 BMI | E -0.3 BMI | P <0.05 |
| Irwin et al. (2003)7 | 12 | 173 F (168) | C vs E | C +0.1 kg | E -1.3 kg | P <0.05 |
| King et al. (1991)8 | 12 | 357 M and F (300) | C vs E1 vs E2 vs E3c | C M +0.1 BMI
C F +0.0 BMI | E1, E2 or E3 M -0.2 to -0.9 BMI
E1, E2 or E3 F -0.6 to +0.4 BMI | NS
NS |
| Kohrt et al. (1997)9 | 11 | 48 F (39) | C vs AE vs RE | C +0.3 kg | AE -2.8 kg
RE -0.7 kg | P <0.05
NS |
| Pritchard et al. (1997)10 | 12 | 64 M (58) | C vs D vs E | C 0.0 kg | E -2.6 kg | P <0.05 |
| Ready et al. (1995)11 | 6 | 40 F (25) | C vs E | C +0.6 kg | E -1.9 kg | P <0.05 |
| Stefanick et al. (1998)12 | 12 | 377 M and F (367) | C vs D vs E vs D + E | C M +0.5 kg
C F +0.8 kg | E M -0.6 kg
E F -0.4 kg | NS
NS |
| Stewart et al. (2005)13 | 6 | 115 M and F (104) | C vs E | C -0.5 kg | E -2.3 kg | P <0.05 |
| Tessier et al. (2000)14 | 4 | 45 M and F (39) | C vs E | C +0.1 kg | E -0.1 kg | NS |
| Verity and Ismail (1989)15 | 4 | 10 F (10) | C vs E | C -2.9 kg | E -2.1 kg | NS |
| Wood et al. (1983)16 | 12 | 81 M (78) | C vs E | C +0.6 kg | E -1.9 kg | P <0.05 |
| Wood et al. (1988)17 | 12 | 155 M (131) | C vs D vs E | C +0.6 kg | E -4.0 kg | P <0.05 |
