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Table 4 Within and between-group comparisons of cardiometabolic risk factors during maintenance phase

From: Effectiveness of a community-based intervention for weight loss on cardiometabolic risk factors among overweight and obese women in a low socio-economic urban community: findings of the MyBFF@home

Outcome measures

Group

6 month

Mean (SD)

12 month

Mean (SD)

Change within-group

p-valuea

Mean Difference of change Between group

p-valueb

MD (95% CI)

MD (95% CI)

Fasting Glucose

Control

5.58 (1.28)

5.52 (1.49)

-0.06 (-0.24, 0.12)

0.485

0.13 (-0.09, 0.34)

0.254

Intervention

5.51 (0.96)

5.32 (0.95)

-0.19 (-0.32, -0.06)

0.005**

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

Control

1.44 (0.72)

1.39 (0.60)

-0.04 (-0.18, 0.09)

0.496

0.05 (0.06, 0.48)

0.584

Intervention

1.45 (0.63)

1.35 (0.65)

-0.09 (-0.21, 0.03)

0.121

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

Control

5.43 (0.97)

5.64 (0.10)

0.22 (0.06, 0.38)

0.008**

0.27 (-0.10, 0.41)

0.013*

Intervention

5.38 (0.85)

5.33 (0.96)

-0.05 (-0.19, 0.09)

0.488

HDL-C (mmol/L)

Control

1.33 (0.23)

1.30 (0.24)

-0.03 (-0.07, 0.01)

0.195

0.02 (-0.04, 0.07)

0.520

Intervention

1.31 (0.25)

1.26 (0.26)

-0.05 (-0.08, -0.01)

0.007**

LDL-C (mmol/L)

Control

4.45 (1.09)

4.06 (0.96)

-0.39 (-0.54, -0.23)

< 0.001***

-0.04 (-0.25, 0.16)

0.690

Intervention

4.39 (0.94)

4.05 (0.95)

-0.34 (-0.48, -0.21)

< 0.001***

LDL-C:HDL-C ratio

Control

3.41 (0.91)

3.23 (0.96)

-0.18 (-0.32, -0.05)

0.009**

-0.04 (-0.22, 0.15)

0.683

Intervention

3.46 (0.92)

3.31 (0.94)

-0.15 (-0.03, -0.02)

0.023*

TC/HDL-C ratio

Control

4.14 (0.69)

4.46 (0.10)

0.32 (0.15, 0.50)

< 0.001***

0.22 (-0.03, 0.47)

0.089

Intervention

4.24 (1.01)

4.35 (0.98)

0.11 (-0.07, 0.29)

0.234

  1. Notes: Boldface indicates statistically significance, *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001
  2. Mean differences within group and between group are in mean (95% CI), a negative change indicates a fall in average from 6 month to 12 month
  3. aPaired t- test (between 6 month and 12-month measurement)
  4. bIndependent t-test
  5. Abbreviations: SD standard deviation, MD mean difference, FPG fasting plasma glucose, LDL-C Low density lipoprotein-cholesterol, HDL-C High density lipoprotein-cholesterol
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