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. 2023 Apr 28;25:e41926. doi: 10.2196/41926

Table 5.

Changes in the indexes related to weight control at time 1, time 2, and time 3 compared with baseline for the participants in all 3 groupsa.


Group DPIb Group PIc Group Cd F test (df) P value
Weight (kg)

Time 1, mean (SD) 70.45 (9.12)e 70.56 (9.68) 70.02 (10.19)f 0.006 (641) .994

Time 2, mean (SD) 68.90 (8.91) 69.70 (9.45) 69.85 (10.27) 0.643 (641) .53

Time 3, mean (SD) 66.35 (8.85)g 69.55 (9.56)h 69.68 (10.08) 8.881 (641) <.001i

F test (df) 12.682 (236) 0.655 (202) 0.377 (201) N/Aj N/A

P value <.001i .52 .69 N/A N/A

MD12k (time 2 − time 1) −1.56 (1.22)f,h −0.86 (1.30) −0.66 (3.53) 9.829 (641) <.001i

MD13l (time 3 − time 1) −4.11 (1.45)f,h −1.01 (1.70) −0.83 (2.00) 257.541 (641) <.001i
BMI (kg/m2)

Time 1, mean (SD) 27.61 (2.23)e 27.66 (2.99) 27.83 (2.75)f 0.382 (641) .68

Time 2, mean (SD) 27.01 (2.19)m,h 27.33 (2.92) 27.56 (2.75) 2.506 (641) .08

Time 3, mean (SD) 26.00 (2.22)g,f,n 27.26 (2.90)h 27.49 (2.66) 21.432 (641) <.001i

F test (df) 32.139 (236) 1.075 (202) 0.852 (201) N/A N/A

P value <.001i .34 .43 N/A N/A

MD12 (time 2 − time 1) −0.61 (0.47)f,h −0.33 (0.51) −0.27 (1.35) 9.981 (641) <.001i

MD13 (time 3 − time 1) −1.61 (0.57)f,h −0.40 (0.67) −0.33 (0.78) 253.683 (641) <.001i
Waistline (cm)

Time 1, mean (SD) 93.82 (8.24)e 95.05 (8.14) 95.31 (7.91)f 2.158 (641) 1.00

Time 2, mean (SD) 93.38 (7.91) 94.73 (8.10) 95.02 (7.76) 2.763 (641) .06

Time 3, mean (SD) 91.06 (8.55)g 94.91 (8.10)h 95.37 (7.86) 21.043 (641) <.001i

F test (df) 7.698 (236) 0.080 (202) 0.487 (201) N/A N/A

P value <.001i .92 .62 N/A N/A

MD12 (time 2 − time 1) −0.44 (5.17) −0.32 (4.67) −0.30 (5.07) 0.057 (641) .94

MD13 (time 3 − time 1) −2.76 (5.60)f,h −0.12 (4.84) 0.47 (5.16) 24.219 (641) <.001i
Waist-hip ratiom

Time 1, mean (SD) 0.92 (0.06) 0.93 (0.06) 0.93 (0.05)e,f 1.440 (641) .24

Time 2, mean (SD) 0.94 (0.07) 0.94 (0.07) 0.94 (0.06) 0.840 (641) <.001i

Time 3, mean (SD) 0.93 (0.07) 0.94 (0.06) 0.94 (0.06) 3.583 (641) .03i

F test (df) 2.980 (236) 2.613 (202) 4.432 (201) N/A N/A

P value .05 .07 .01i N/A N/A

MD12 (time 2 − time 1) 0.01 (0.06) 0.01 (0.06) 0.01 (0.06) 0.589 (641) .56

MD13 (time 3 − time 1) 0.01 (0.06) 0.01 (0.06) 0.02 (0.06) 1.261 (641) .28

aValues presented as the mean (SD) were compared using the method of repeated measurement analysis (ANOVA).

bGroup DPI: remote dietary and physical activity intervention group.

cGroup PI: remote physical activity intervention group.

dGroup C: control group.

eStatistically significant differences existed between time 1 and time 2.

fStatistically significant differences existed in the mean difference between group DPI and group C.

gStatistically significant differences existed between time 2 and time 3.

hStatistically significant differences existed in the mean difference between group DPI and group PI.

iStatistically significant differences: P<.05.

jN/A: not applicable.

kMD12: mean difference between time 1 and time 2.

lMD13: mean difference between time 1 and time 3.

mStatistically significant differences existed between time 1 and time 3.

nStatistically significant differences existed in the mean difference between group PI and group C.