Table 1

Brief description of outcome assessments

	Recruitment	Post-training	Post follow-up
Items	-2-(-1) weeks	12-week	24-week
Demographic characteristics	×
Cerebral haemodynamic parameters	×	×	×
Cardiopulmonary function
Cardiac structure and function	×	×	×
Resting pulmonary function	×	×	×
Plasma risk indicators of cardiovascular disease
Blood lipid	×	×	×
Fasting blood glucose	×	×	×
Homocysteine	×	×	×
Motor capability
Balance function	×	×	×
Lower limbs proprioception function	×	×	×
Physical parameters
Body mass index	×	×	×
Waist-to-hip ratio	×	×	×
6 min walk test	×	×	×
Sit-and-reach	×	×	×
Time for one foot standing with eyes closed	×	×	×
Psychological outcomes
Health-related quality of life	×	×	×
Quality of sleep	×	×	×
Mood	×	×	×
Safety assessments		×