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. 2023 Apr 20;13:6441. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-33238-4

Table 2.

Within-group and between group comparison of outcomes in different intervention period.

Control-first group (n = 10) Intervention-first group (n = 10) Between group comparison Between group comparison
Period 1 (Control) Period 2 (Intervention) Period 1 (Intervention) Period 2 (Control) Period 1 Period 2
Δ1 Δ2 p Value Δ1 Δ2 p Value p Value p Value
Body weight (kg) 0.8 (−0.2, 1.1) −0.6 (−0.9, 0.7) *0.02 −0.1 (−0.5, 0.3) −0.15 (−0.9, 0) 0.76 0.11 0.79
BMI 0.25 (−0.01, 0.4) −0.25 (−0.3, 0.3) 0.15 −0.05 (−0.1, 0.2) −0.05 (−0.3, 0) 0.61 0.615 0.76
Muscle weight (kg) 0.2 (−0.5, 0.9) −0.2 (−0.5, -0.1) 0.17 −0.05 (−0.3, 0.6) 0 (−0.4, 0.1) 0.24 0.76 0.38
Fat mass (kg) 0.05 (−0.8, 1.4) 0.05 (−0.6, 1) 0.80 −0.4 (−1.2, 0.1) 0 (−0.5, 0.7) 0.11 0.34 0.91
Fat percentage (%) 0.1 (−1.2, 1.1) 0.25 (−0.7, 0.8) 0.61 −0.4 (−1.1, 0.1) 0.05 (−0.4, 0.8) *0.01 0.62 0.69
Visceral fat (cm2) −0.65 (−4.3, 8.3) 1.85 (−2.1, 4.4) 0.88 −0.8 (−4.8, 1.9) 0.75 (−1.8, 4.1) 0.65 0.70 1.00
Body weight change (%) 0.7 (−0.23, 1.3) −0.6 (−1.1, 0.7) *0.02 −0.13 (−0.6, 0.4) −0.2 (−1, 0) 0.72 0.10 0.88
DBQ −0.5 (−2, 2) −0.5 (−2, 1) 0.76 1.5 (−1.5, 3) 1.5 (−2, 3.5) 0.94 0.50 0.59
MEBS
Total scores −2.5 (−4, 1) 2.5 (−1, 5) 0.17 0.5 (−2.5, 3.5) −0.5 (−4, 1) 0.53 0.35 0.13
Focusing eating −0.5 (−1, 1) −0.5 (−4, 0) 0.57 0.5 (−1.5, 1.5) 0 (−1, 1) 0.72 0.72 0.26
 Eating with awareness 0 (−1, 1) 0 (0, 1) 0.25 0 (−0.5, 1.5) −0.5 (−1.5, 0.5) 0.35 0.65 0.11
 Eating in response to hunger and satiety cues 0 (−1, 0) 0.5 (0, 2) 0.06 0 (0, 1) −0.5 (−2, 1) 0.23 0.21 0.12
 Eating without distraction −1 (−3, 0) 0.5 (0, 1) 0.26 −1 (−2, –0.5) − 1 (−2, 1) 0.32 0.65 0.30
BSRS-5 0 (−3, 0) 1 (0, 1) 0.23 0.5 (−0.5, 1) 0.5 (−1, 2) 0.57 0.32 0.85
BDI-II −0.5 (− 3, 5) 0 (−1, 2) 0.68 −4.5 (−6.5, 0.5) 1 (−1.5, 3.5) 0.53 0.13 0.65
PSQI 0 (−1, 1) 0 (−1, 1) 0.72 0 (−2, 0) 2 (0, 2) 0.08 0.33 0.09
IPAQ-SF (MET/week) −33 (−405, 80) 53 (−40, 252) 0.28 −906 (−198.4, 83.5) −100 (−182.5, 56.5) 0.16 0.23 0.27
WHOQOL
 Total scores −0.14(−0.57, 1) 0.35 (0, 1.1) 0.44 −0.35 (−0.9, 0.35) 0.3 (− 0.07, 0.9) 0.33 0.45 0.72
 Physiological aspect 0 (−0.6, 1.1) 0 (−1.1, 0.6) 0.92 0.6 (−0.6, 1.4) 0.3 (0, 0.6) 0.73 0.69 0.62
 Psychological aspect −0.67 (−0.67, 0.67) 0.67 (0, 2) 0.22 −0.33 (−1.3, 1.3) 0.33 (−1.6, 1.3) 0.94 0.69 0.33
 Social relationship −0.5 (−1, 1) 0 (−1, 2) 0.57 −1 (−2, 0.5) 0.5 (−0.5, 2) 0.23 0.36 0.79
 Environment scope 0.2 (−0.4, 0.8) 0.4 (0, 1.3) 0.51 −0.2 (−0.7, 0.4) 0 (−0.2, 1.3) 0.48 0.53 0.75

DBQ Dietary Behavior Questionnaire; MEBS Mindful Eating Behavior Scale; BSRS-5 five-item Brief Symptoms Rating Scale; BDI-II Beck Depression Inventory II; PSQI Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; IPAQ-SF International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form; MET metabolic equivalent;. WHOQOL WHO quality of life.

*p < 0.05, by Wilcoxon matched-pairs sign-rank test; Data were median (interquartile range).

Δ1: median of differences between measures at baseline and day 30 (the end of period 1).

Δ2: median of differences between measures at day 30 (the end of period 2) and day 60 (the end of period 2).