Table 2.
Changes in weight, BMI, hunger, food craving, quality of life, physical activity, sedentary behavior, sleep quality, self-compassion, and well-being measured using a 2-tailed sample t test (n=153).
| Variable | Baseline, mean (SD) | 3 months, mean (SD) | 3 months, mean change (SD) | P value | 6 months, mean (SD) | 6 months, mean change (SD) | P value | |||||||||
| Weight (lb) | 198.73 (40.15) | 190.54 (40.54) | −8.19 (7.51) | <.001 | 189.01 (41.47) | −9.72 (10.78) | <.001 | |||||||||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 31.77 (5.02) | 30.41 (5.2) | −1.36 (1.25) | <.001 | 30.16 (5.35) | −1.61 (1.76) | <.001 | |||||||||
| Hunger | 56.37 (16.69) | 45.28 (21.79) | −11.1 (21.66) | <.001 | 43.34 (19.85) | −13.02 (22.23) | <.001 | |||||||||
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Sweets | 2.53 (0.81) | 2.2 (0.77) | −0.33 (0.62) | <.001 | 2.07 (0.73) | −0.46 (0.63) | <.001 | ||||||||
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High fats | 1.88 (0.65) | 1.62 (0.54) | −0.26 (0.52) | <.001 | 1.57 (0.56) | −0.31 (0.53) | <.001 | ||||||||
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Carbohydrates and starches | 2.25 (0.73) | 1.9 (0.61) | −0.35 (0.6) | <.001 | 1.79 (0.61) | −0.45 (0.57) | <.001 | ||||||||
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Fast foods | 2.8 (0.81) | 2.44 (0.7) | −0.36 (0.7) | <.001 | 2.31 (0.70) | −0.49 (0.77) | <.001 | ||||||||
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Total score | 2.3 (0.59) | 1.98 (0.53) | −0.32 (0.51) | <.001 | 1.88 (0.53) | −0.42 (0.52) | <.001 | ||||||||
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Fruit | 0.83 (0.77) | 1.19 (1.06) | 0.36 (0.8) | <.001 | 1.01 (1.02) | 0.18 (0.82) | .007 | ||||||||
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Salad | 0.43 (0.45) | 0.72 (0.71) | 0.29 (0.56) | <.001 | 0.62 (0.62) | 0.18 (0.53) | <.001 | ||||||||
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Other vegetables | 0.79 (0.66) | 1.04 (0.85) | 0.25 (0.76) | <.001 | 0.94 (0.82) | 0.16 (0.70) | .006 | ||||||||
| Total physical activity (METa min/wk) | 2285.88 (3772.17) | 3156.58 (5242.86) | 870.69 (4396.63) | .02 | 3069.83 (4054.51) | 783.95 (3611.88) | .008 | |||||||||
| Sedentary behavior (MET min/d) | 491.77 (211.47) | 423 (191.93) | −68.77 (159.19) | <.001 | 407.68 (192.53) | −84.10 (169.31) | <.001 | |||||||||
| Total Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index | 6.2 (2.89) | 5.98 (3.39) | −0.22 (2.76) | .34 | 5.64 (3.29) | −0.56 (2.56) | .008 | |||||||||
| Total impact of weight on quality of life | 74.93 (15.64) | 80.18 (14.78) | 5.26 (10.65) | <.001 | 81.55 (15.20) | 6.63 (11.51) | <.001 | |||||||||
| Total self-compassion | 3.3 (0.67) | 3.34 (0.69) | 0.05 (0.57) | .32 | 3.38 (0.70) | 0.09 (0.56) | .06 | |||||||||
| Total World Health Organization-5 Well-Being Index | 58.93 (17.99) | 64.03 (18.5) | 5.1 (14.7) | <.001 | 64.89 (18.23) | 5.96 (15.36) | <.001 | |||||||||
aMET: metabolic equivalent.