The GEE analysis revealed
that over time, participants exposed
to the intervention significantly
improved their physical function
scores to 64.8 and 70.3 after 3 and 8
months, respectively, compared
with their baseline score of 53.0
(Fig. 2, Tab. 2). These data represent
an improvement of 32.6% after 8
months. The results were similar for
participants who were overweight
or obese; there was no sigtiificant
difference between the 2 BMI categories
(