Table 4 Factors associated with change in VO₂ max (L min⁻¹) including either exercise group (A) or exercise min session⁻¹ (B) as independent variables

A: Exercise Group (400/600 kcal session⁻¹)

Intercept

47.7

9.2

<0.001

Age

0.2

0.3

0.47

Gender

 Men

14.7

3.8

<0.001

 Women (reference)

–

–

–

Baseline BMI

−0.3

0.3

0.31

Baseline VO₂ max (L min⁻¹)

−10.4

2.7

<0.001

Exercise group

 400 kcal session⁻¹

 600 kcal session⁻¹ (reference)

−2.8

2.5

0.25

B: Exercise (min session⁻¹)

Intercept

71.1

17.6

<0.001

Age

0.2

0.3

0.55

Gender

 Men

−12.8

3.9

0.02

 Women (reference)

–

–

–

Baseline BMI

0.0

0.0

0.58

Baseline VO₂ max (L min⁻¹)

−10.8

3.1

<0.001

Mean exercise (min session⁻¹)

−0.1

0.1

0.30