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Table 7 Changes in key health behaviours

From: A novel approach to increasing community capacity for weight management a volunteer-delivered programme (ActWELL) initiated within breast screening clinics: a randomised controlled trial

Baseline and follow up measures

 

Intervention Group

Comparison group

Between group difference; P value

N

Mean (SD)

95% CI

N

Mean (SD)

95% CI

Unadjusted mean (95% CI)

p-value

Adjusted for all SAP variables (95% CI)

p-value

Alcohol use (Audit-C score)a

 Baseline

279

4.5 (2.75)

 

281

4.2 (2.56)

     

 12 months

227

3.9 (2.57)

 

240

3.8 (2.50)

     

 Difference to baseline

227

−0.5 (1.55)

−0.74 to −0.34

240

−0.4 (1.59)

− 0.55 to − 0.15

0.22 (− 0.11 to 0.54)

0.197

0.13 (− 0.49 to 0.75)

0.681

Total fruit and vegetables (portions/day)

 Baseline

279

5.1 (2.11)

 

281

5.1 (2.44)

     

 12 weeks

262

6.0 (2.06)

 

264

5.8 (2.66)

     

 Difference to baseline

262

0.9 (1.77)

0.64 to 1.07

264

0.6 (2.01)

     

 12 months

227

6.1 (2.20)

 

240

5.8 (2.47)

     

 Difference to baseline

227

0.9 (1.85)

0.70 to 1.18

240

0.6 (1.90)

0.39 to 0.88

0.17 (−0.11 to 0.46)

0.234

0.30 (−0.04 to 0.64)

0.080

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