At 6 months, participants in both weight loss program groups but not in the UC group reported increased moderate/vigorous physical activity of ;1.5 h more than their baseline levels or than UC (P,0.001 for each) (Table 2). Participants in all three groups had lower
recovery heart rates after the step test at 6 months than they had at baseline (P ,
0.001). Weight loss program participants also had lower depression scores thanUC
participants (5 [95%CI 4–6] vs. 7 [5–9], P = 0.009) and better physical quality-of-life
scores (80 [77–83] vs. 72 [67–78], P = 0.005) at 6 months (Table 2).