Table 3 Difference between body composition measurements and health literacy groups at WL intervention and WL maintenance phase among participants (n=209)
Intervention | Control | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intervention measurements | Mean change ± SD | Mean change ± SD | ||||||||
With HL improvement | Without HL improvement | p value | With HL improvement | Without HL improvement | p value | |||||
Body weight (kg) | ||||||||||
WL intervention | 1.20 | ±2.4 | 1.10 | ±2.3 | 0.790 | 1.2 | ±2.6 | 0.7 | ±2.6 | 0.443 |
WL maintenance | -0.29 | ±3.1 | -0.90 | ±2.0 | 0.290 | -0.6 | ±3.7 | -0.4 | ±2.4 | 0.736 |
BMI (kg/m2) | ||||||||||
WL intervention | 0.53 | ±1.0 | 0.47 | ±1.0 | 0.760 | 0.5 | ±1.1 | 0.3 | ±1.2 | 0.466 |
WL maintenance | -0.11 | ±1.3 | -0.38 | ±0.8 | 0.246 | -0.3 | ±1.6 | -0.2 | ±1.0 | 0.712 |
Waist circumference (cm) | ||||||||||
WL intervention | 3.13 | ±4.95 | 3.48 | ±5.2 | 0.710 | 2.9 | ±5.7 | 2.8 | ±6.4 | 0.978 |
WL maintenance | 0.68 | ±4.90 | 0.66 | ±4.7 | 0.980 | 0.1 | ±5.0 | 1.9 | ±4.8 | 0.127 |
Body fat % | ||||||||||
WL intervention | 1.12 | ±2.8 | 1.90 | ±4.4 | 0.350 | 0.5 | ±1.5 | 0.9 | ±1.8 | 0.461 |
WL maintenance | -0.78 | ±3.7 | -0.30 | ±4.2 | 0.638 | -0.7 | ±1.5 | -0.1 | ±2.3 | 0.223 |
Visceral fat (cm2) | ||||||||||
WL intervention | 4.89 | ±7.2 | 4.87 | ±5.8 | 0.985 | 5.2 | ±11.7 | 3.9 | ±6.6 | 0.559 |
WL maintenance | -0.46 | ±5.2 | -3.09 | ±6.7 | 0.100 | -2.8 | ±8.9 | -0.7 | ±6.2 | 0.308 |