       *p* value[^b^](#t000fn000){ref-type="table-fn"}                                                    (n = 000)      (n = 00)          ------------------------------------------------ -------------- -------------- -------------------------------------------------   BMI, kg/m^0^                                     00.0 (0.0)     00.0 (0.0)     0.000    Waist circumference, cm                          000.0 (00.0)   000.0 (00.0)   0.000    Blood pressure, mm/Hg:                                                             Systolic                                         000.0 (00.0)   000.0 (00.0)   0.000    Diastolic                                        00.0 (00.0)    00.0 (0.0)     **0.000**    Metabolic components, mmol/l:                                                      Fasting plasma glucose                           0.0 (0.0)      0.0 (0.0)      0.000    Triglycerides                                    0.0 (0.0)      0.0 (0.0)      0.000    Cholesterol                                      0.0 (0.0)      0.0 (0.0)      0.000    HDL                                              0.0 (0.0)      0.0 (0.0)      0.000    LDL                                              0.0 (0.0)      0.0 (0.0)      0.000    Physical activity level, score:                                                    ACSM/AHA questionnaire                           0.0 (0.0)      0.0 (0.0)      0.000    HRQOL SF-00, score:                                                                Physical functioning                             00.0 (00.0)    00.0 (00.0)    **0.000**    Role limitation, physical                        00.0 (00.0)    00.0 (00.0)    **0.000**    Bodily pain                                      00.0 (00.0)    00.0 (00.0)    **0.000**    General health                                   00.0 (00.0)    00.0 (00.0)    **0.000**    Vitality                                         00.0 (00.0)    00.0 (00.0)    **0.000**    Social function                                  00.0 (00.0)    00.0 (00.0)    **0.000**    Role limitation, emotional                       00.0 (00.0)    00.0 (00.0)    **0.000**    Mental health                                    00.0 (00.0)    00.0 (00.0)    **0.000**    Physical component summary                       00.0 (0.0)     00.0 (00.0)    **0.000**    Mental component summary                         00.0 (00.0)    00.0 (00.0)    **0.000**   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  BMI, body mass index; LDL, low density lipoprotein; HDL, high density lipoprotein; ACSM, American College of Sports Medicine; AHA, American Heart Association; HRQOL SF-00, Health Related Quality of Life 00-Item Short Form Health Survey.  ^a^ Data are given as mean (standard deviation).  ^b^ Difference between follow-up and dropout group. *P*-value for the variables was determined by an independent samples *t*-test.  Statistical significance was set at *p*≤ 0.00.  A 