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. 2023 Jun 16;25:e38275. doi: 10.2196/38275

Table 2.

Primary and secondary outcomes at the 6-month assessment. Analyses for each outcome were adjusted for the baseline measure of that specific outcome (n=807).


Control (n=404) Intervention (n=403) Adjusted mean differencea or relative riskb (95% CI) P value
Primary outcome

Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg), adjusted mean (95% CI) 127.9 (126.5 to 129.3) 128.8 (127.4 to 130.2) 0.90 (−1.1 to 2.9)a .38
Secondary outcomes

BMI (kg/m2), adjusted mean (95% CI) 31.8 (31.6 to 31.9) 31.6 (31.5 to 31.8) −0.1 (−0.4 to 0.1)a .25

Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg), adjusted mean (95% CI) 77.0 (76.1 to 77.9) 77.4 (76.5 to 78.3) −0.2 (−1.6 to 1.3)a .62

Waist circumference (cm), adjusted mean (95% CI) 109.5 (108.8 to 110.2) 109.2 (108.5 to 109.9) −0.2 (−1.2 to 0.8)a .67

LDLc cholesterol (mmol/L), adjusted mean (95% CI) 1.9 (1.8 to 2.0) 1.9 (1.9 to 2.0) 0.0 (−0.1 to 0.2)a .56

Fasting glucose (mmol/L), adjusted mean (95% CI) 7.6 (7.3 to 7.9) 7.7 (7.4 to 8.1) 0.2 (−0.3 to 0.6)a .55

HbA1cd (%)e, adjusted mean (95% CI) 7.7 (7.6 to 7.9) 7.8 (7.7 to 8.0) 0.1 (−0.1 to 0.3)a .35

HbA1c (mmol/mol)e, adjusted mean (95% CI) 61 (60 to 63) 62 (61 to 64) 1 (−1 to 3)a .35

Total physical activity (METf minutes per week), adjusted mean (95% CI) 1793 (1524 to 2060) 2035 (1766 to 2304) 242 (−137 to 621)a .21

Fruit consumption (servings per week), adjusted mean (95% CI) 10.8 (10.1 to 11.5) 11.4 (10.8 to 12.1) 0.6 (−0.3 to 1.6)a .20

Vegetable consumption (servings per week), adjusted mean (95% CI) 15.2 (14.2 to 16.3) 16.1 (15.1 to 17.2) 0.9 (−0.6 to 2.3)a .23

Fish consumption (grams per week), adjusted mean (95% CI) 194.6 (174.5 to 214.7) 235.9 (215.8 to 256.1) 41.3 (12.9 to 69.8)a .004

Meals not prepared at home eaten per week, adjusted mean (95% CI) 1.7 (1.5 to 1.9) 1.7 (1.5 to 1.9) −0.0 (−0.3 to 0.3)a .79

Using butter or ghee for cooking, n (%) 294 (78.8)g 270 (73)h 0.9 (0.9 to 1.0)b .05

Continued current smokersi, n (%) 26 (78.8)j 21 (70)k 0.9 (0.7 to 1.2)b .42

Quality of life: physical component summary, adjusted mean (95% CI) 46.5 (45.7 to 47.2) 46.6 (45.8 to 47.3) 0.1 (−0.9 to 1.2)a .82

Quality of life: mental component summary, adjusted mean (95% CI) 48.8 (48.3 to 49.4) 49.3 (48.8 to 49.9) 0.5 (−0.3 to 1.3)a .24

Depression score (PHQ-9l), adjusted mean (95% CI) 5.6 (5.2 to 6.1) 5.5 (5.0 to 5.9) −0.1 (−0.8 to 0.5)a .67

Missed medication on at least one of the last 30 days, n (%) 134 (36.1)m 110 (29.7)h 0.8 (0.7 to 1.0)b .045

aAdjusted mean difference.

bRelative risk.

cLDL: low-density lipoprotein.

dHbA1c: glycated hemoglobin.

eOf 642 participants with type 2 diabetes and baseline HbA1c of 7.1% to 11.4%.

fMET: metabolic equivalent of task.

gn=373.

hn=370.

iOf 63 participants who were current smokers at baseline.

jn=33.

kn=30.

lPHQ-9: Patient Health Questionnaire–9.

mn=371.