Table 3.

Correlations of behavioral and dietary adherence with measures of adiposity and health outcomes

	ΔWT%	ΔWC	Δ% FAT*	ΔSBP	ΔDBP	ΔGLU	ΔINS	ΔLDL	ΔHDL	ΔTRIG
Behavioural
M6	−0.52**	−0.41**	−0.45**	−0.22**	−0.27**	−0.07	−0.18**	−0.10*	−0.00	−0.16**
M12	−0.47**	−0.39**		−0.11*	−0.20**
M18	−0.39**	−0.35**
M24	−0.35**	−0.28**	−0.41**	−0.13*	−0.20**	−0.06	−0.18**	−0.04	0.20**	−0.13*
Dietary
M6	0.24**	0.16**	0.24**	0.11*	0.14**	0.06	0.21**	0.01	−0.03	0.15**
M12	0.21**	0.14**		0.07	0.11
M18	0.19**	0.13*
M24	0.11*	0.04	0.19*	0.05	0.08	0.01	0.03	−0.01	−0.04	0.07

Bold type indicates a significant correlation (P < 0.01).

^*Significant at .01 level;

^**significant at .001 level

Also, note that higher scores for behavioral adherence indicate greater adherence and for dietary adherence, lower scores indicate greater adherence. Δ Change, WT% percent weight, WC waist circumference, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, GLU glucose, INS insulin, LDL low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TRIG triglycerides