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Table 1 Means and standard errors of baseline measures for total sample and by treatment group

From: Effectiveness of a motivational interviewing intervention on weight loss, physical activity and cardiovascular disease risk factors: a randomised controlled trial with a 12-month post-intervention follow-up

Variable

Total sample (n=334)

Intervention (n=203)

Control (n=131)

Age (years)

50.22 (0.58)

50.10 (0.74)

50.41 (0.95)

Blood Pressure

   

  SBP (mmHg)

132.94 (0.98)

133.28 (1.25)

132.45 (1.57)

  DBP (mmHg)

83.07 (0.57)

83.52 (0.72)

82.41 (0.91)

BMI (kg/m2)

33.65 (0.30)

33.67 (0.38)

34.28 (0.61)

Bodyweight (kg)

92.88 (0.93)

93.70 (1.20)

91.73 (1.50)

Cholesterol (mmol/L)

5.46 (0.06)

5.48 (0.08)

5.42 (0.09)

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

1.87 (0.07)

1.96 (0.09)

1.73 (0.09)

HDL (mmol/L)

1.49 (0.02)

1.46 (0.03)

1.53 (0.04)

LDL (mmol/L)

2.98 (0.07)

2.94 (0.09)

3.03 (0.10)

Fat intake (% per day)

23.80 (0.43)

23.85 (0.55)

23.72 (0.67)

Fruit and Vegetables (portions/ day)

6.49 (0.23)

6.41 (0.31)

6.88 (0.39)

Total PA (Met-min/week)a

1973.55 (133.83)

1828.45 (153.24)

2195.67 (243.83)

Vigorous PA (Met-min/week)a

634.14 (80.37)

585.76 (93.22)

709.27 (145.66)

Moderate PA (Met-min/week)a

483.17 (64.95)

437.05 (81.82)

554.39 (106.62)

Walking PA (Met-min/week)a

1087.92 (76.02)

1205.33 (137.36)

1011.92 (88.06)

  1. Note. Values in parentheses are standard errors. a Met-min calculated by multiplying minutes of the respective activity in the past week by 8 (vigorous), 4 (moderate), and 3.3 (walking). Total PA (physical activity) is the sum of vigorous, moderate and walking Met-minutes.