Table 2.

Changes in risk factors from baseline to follow-up at one year for study participants

Improved	Metric	Mean	Std. Deviation	Sig. (2-tailed)
	Baseline Weight (kg)	78.95	16.735
1. No	Follow-up Weight (kg)	79.367	16.8307	0.023
	Baseline BMI	28.13	4.843
2. No	Follow-up BMI	28.38	4.872	0.001
	Baseline Waist circumference (cm)	89.56	17.027
3. No	Follow-up Waist circumference (cm)	90.94	13.656	0.059
	Baseline Systolic BP (mmHg)	141.53	18.681
4. Yes	Follow-up Systolic BP (mmHg)	138.65	17.014	<0.001
	Baseline Diastolic BP (mmHg)	83.78	9.606
5. Yes	Follow-up Diastolic BP (mmHg)	82.65	10.449	0.022
	Baseline Pulse Pressure	57.75	13.873
6. Yes	Follow-up Pulse Pressure	55.93	12.745	0.003
	Baseline Total Cholesterol	5.5113	1.04420
7. Yes	Follow-up Total Cholesterol	5.3530	.99085	0.002
	Baseline HDL (mmol/l)	1.2777	.37721
8. Yes	Follow-up HDL (mmol/l)	1.3787	.40722	<0.001
	Baseline Glucose (mmol/l)	5.4884	.90338
9. Yes	Follow-up Glucose (mmol/l)	5.305	1.1556	0.008