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. 2008 May 6;8:10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-8-10

Table 3.

Outcomes at 1st and 2nd follow-ups by group

Blood Pressure			Mean		Mean difference (95% CI)	P value

			Intervention	Control
Systolic BP (mm Hg)		1st follow-up	128.10	138.62	10.52 (7.75–13.28)	<0.001
		2^ndfollow-up	130.57	140.72	10.15 (7.25–13.05)	<0.001
Diastolic BP (mm Hg)		1^stfollow-up	80.40	88.25	7.85 (5.98–9.72)	<0.001
		2^ndfollow-up	81.67	89.96	8.29 (6.71–9.88)	<0.001
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)		1^stfollow-up	4.99	5.43	0.45 (0.24–0.65)	<0.001
		2^ndfollow-up	5.14	5.42	0.28 (0.06–0.49)	0.013
Urine Na/K ratio		1^stfollow-up	0.67	0.60	0.07 (-0.26–0.11)	0.445
		2^ndfollow-up	0.70	0.52	0.19 (-0.03–0.41)	0.094
Waist circumference (cm)		1^stfollow-up	81.95	85.07	3.12 (2.36–3.89)	<0.001
		2^ndfollow-up	82.80	85.17	2.37 (1.56–3.18)	<0.001
Body mass index (BMI)		1^stfollow-up	24.39	24.72	0.33 (0.06–0.60)	0.016
		2^ndfollow-up	24.43	24.74	0.31 (0.00–0.62)	0.048
Physical activity	1^stfollow-up	Sitting total minutes/week	1238.35	1757.01	518.65 (374.46–662.85)	<0.001
		Total physical activity (MET-minutes/week)	4572.94	3475.49	1097.45 (900.81–1294.10)	<0.001
	2^ndfollow-up	Sitting total minutes/week	1531.25	1844.42	313.18 (143.94–482.42)	<0.001
		Total physical activity (MET-minutes/week)	4259.58	3239.43	1020.15 (786.24–1254.06)	<0.001
Diet (daily intake)	1^stfollow-up	Red meat (g)	59.10	57.63	1.47 (-2.47–5.41)	0.462
		Vegetables (g)	325.20	320.96	4.24 (-2.21–10.69)	0.196
		Fruits (g)	160.09	163.44	3.35 (-2.70–9.40)	0.276
	2^ndfollow-up	Red meat (g)	60.45	58.72	1.74 (-3.59–7.07)	0.520
		Vegetables (g)	315.78	309.70	6.09 (-3.74–15.91)	0.223
		Fruits (g)	155.69	161.33	5.64 (-2.97–14.24)	0.197
HRQOL SF12	1^stfollow-up	Physical	47.72	43.44	4.28 (1.85–6.71)	0.001
		Mental	56.48	52.66	3.83 (1.97–5.68)	<0.001
	2^ndfollow-up	Physical	47.25	44.19	3.06 (0.72–5.40)	0.011
		Mental	54.88	52.80	2.08 (0.12–4.04)	0.038