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Table 3 Changes in weight and lifestyle behaviours

From: Waste the waist: a pilot randomised controlled trial of a primary care based intervention to support lifestyle change in people with high cardiovascular risk

Variable

Group

Change 0–4 mth

N

Adjusted mean difference a

Change 0–12 mth

N

Adjusted mean difference a

Weight

Weight (Kg)

Intervention

−3.33 (3.48)

47

−2.46

−4.25 (5.49)

46

−2.38

−3.86 to −1.06

−4.84 to 0.08

p = 0.001**

p = 0.058

 

Control

−0.99 (3.57)

49

−2.04 (6.87)

50

Weight LOCF

Intervention

−2.85 (3.43)

55

−1.98

−3.65 (5.22)

55

−1.85

−3.27 to −0.69

−4.08 to 0.38

p = 0.103

p = 0.003**

 

Control

−0.92 (3.44)

53

−1.90 (6.69)

53

Physical Activity (LOCF)

MVPA (min/day)

Intervention

1.79 (14.10)

53

−1.49

−0.51 (14.88)

53

−3.45

−6.89 to 3.92

−9.38 to 2.48

p = 0.251

p = 0.587

Control

3.43 (14.60)

53

3.27 (18.82)

53

Log MVPA (min/day)b

Intervention

0.019 (0.388)

53

−0.061

−0.021 (0.393)

53

−0.091

−0.195 to 0.072

−0.262 to 0.080

Control

0.065 (0.331)

53

0.049 (0.538)

53

p = 0.291

p = 0.364

Steps/day

Intervention

126.4 (1400)

53

−200

−141.0 (1903)

53

−345

−1100 to 410

p = 0.367

−838 to 438

p = 0.535

Control

309.1 (1932)

53

166.1 (2291)

53

Sedentary time (min/day)

Intervention

−11.9 (62.0)

53

13.3

−4.52 (56.05)

53

16.2

−6.3 to 38.6

p = 0.156

−9.7 to 36.4

p = 0.255

Control

−16.0 (58.7)

53

−11.6 (61.4)

53

Counts/minute of valid wear-time (Axis 1)

Intervention

15.0 (74.0)

53

−10.6

1.36 (74.52)

53

−25.3

−57.0 to 6.3

p = 0.116

−38.8 to 17.6

p = 0.457

Control

22.5 (72.3)

53

19.0 (96.2)

53

Dietary intake (LOCF)

Fat score

Intervention

−5.76 (8.84)

54

−2.29

−5.00 (7.97)

54

−2.22

−5.12 to 0.68

p = 0.132

−5.31 to 0.72

p = 0.134

Control

−4.50 (9.19)

52

−4.00 (10.34)

52

Unsaturated fat score

Intervention

0.57 (1.80)

54

0.309

0.43 (1.81)

54

0.334

−0.235 to 0.903

−0.314 to 0.933

p = 0.247

Control

0.63 (2.10)

51

0.51 (2.09)

51

p = 0.328

Fibre score

Intervention

3.13 (8.86)

54

5.72

2.94 (10.87)

54

5.33

1.83 to 8.82

p = 0.003**

2.80 to 8.65

p = 0.000**

Control

−2.69 (8.04)

51

−2.51 (10.02)

51

Fruit & Vegetable score

Intervention

2.00 (5.62)

54

3.08

2.39 (7.08)

54

2.91

0.65 to 5.16

p = 0.012*

1.10 to 5.07

p = 0.003**

Control

−0.98 (5.03)

51

−0.35 (5.48)

51

  1. aANCOVA analysis with baseline value entered into the model. bMVPA data were highly skewed, so analyses were repeated using log-transformed data. *p<0.05. **p < 0.01