Table 3.
Changes in lipid profile and blood pressure after the combined lifestyle intervention in individuals with abnormal baseline values.
| Variable | Preintervention, mean (SD) | Postintervention, mean (SD) | Absolute (relative) change, kg (%) | P value | |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | |||||
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Entire remeasured group (N=20) | 6.38 (1.00) | 5.73 (0.92) | –0.65 (–10.2) | .02a |
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Participants with overweight (n=18) | 6.46 (1.01) | 5.71 (0.97) | –0.75 (–11.6) | .01a |
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Participants with obesity (n=2) | 5.75 (0.74) | 5.88 (0) | 0.13 (2.3) | >.99a |
| LDLb cholesterol (mmol/L) | |||||
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Entire remeasured group (N=24) | 4.34 (0.86) | 3.78 (0.88) | –0.56 (–12.9) | .007 |
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Participants with overweight (n=20) | 4.46 (0.86) | 3.89 (0.85) | –0.57 (–12.8) | .02 |
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Participants with obesity (n=4) | 3.71 (0.56) | 3.18 (0.88) | –0.53 (–14.3) | .17 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | |||||
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Entire remeasured group (N=22) | 146 (15) | 141 (16) | –5 (–3.5) | .04a |
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Participants with overweight (n=18) | 148 (16) | 143 (16) | –5 (–3.4) | .12a |
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Participants with obesity (n=4) | 139 (6) | 131 (14) | –9 (–6.5) | .14 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | |||||
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Entire remeasured group (N=26) | 93 (11) | 86 (12) | –7 (–7.5) | .003a |
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Participants with overweight (n=19) | 94 (11) | 86 (12) | –8 (–8.5%) | .003 |
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Participants with obesity (n=7) | 90 (10) | 85 (12) | –5 (–5.6%) | .18a |
aBased on the Wilcoxon signed-rank test owing to baseline data not following the normal distribution.
bLDL: low-density lipoprotein.