Table 1.
Participant characteristics at baseline.
| Group characteristics | Total (N = 539) |
TI assigned group (n = 269) |
GI assigned group (n = 270) |
|
| Age, mean (SD) | 47.8 (9.4) | 47.7 (9.2) | 47.9 (9.7) | |
| Male sex, % (n) | 30.9 (164) | 31.3 (84) | 30.5 (80) | |
| Education, % (n) | ||||
| low | 10.7 (49) | 10.3 (24) | 11.0 (25) | |
| medium | 50.2 (231) | 48.7 (113) | 52.0 (118) | |
| high | 39.1 (179) | 40.9 (95) | 37 (84) | |
| Anthropometric measuresa | ||||
| BMI | Mean kg/m2 (SD) | 28.04 (1.94) | 28.17 (2.02) | 27.91 (1.85) |
| % Normal weight (<25) (n) | 4.2 (20) | 4.2 (10) | 4.1 (10) | |
| % Overweight (25-30) (n) | 78.5 (377) | 75.3 (180) | 81.7 (197) | |
| % Obese (>30) (n) | 17.3 (83) | 20.5 (49) | 14.1 (34) | |
| Waist circumference, mean centimeters (SD) | 95.78 (8.79) | 95.89 (9.05) | 95.66 (8.55) | |
| Skinfold thickness, mean centimeters (SD) | 8.82 (1.97) | 8.87 (1.92) | 8.77 (2.0) | |
| Self-reported behaviorb | ||||
| Physical activity, mean minutes/day (SD) | 67.12 (54.3) | 63.1 (50.4) | 69.6 (42.4) | |
| Fat intake, mean points/week (SD) | 17.14 (6.1) | 17.0 (6.0) | 17.3 (6.2) | |
| Sweetened drinks, mean servings/day (SD) | 0.95 (1.2) | 0.96 (1.2) | 0.93 (1.2) | |
| Snacks, mean number/day (SD) | 2.28 (1.9) | 2.2 (2.0) | 2.3 (1.9) | |
a N(total) = 480, n(TI group) = 239, n(GI group = 241)
b N(total) = 457, n(TI group) = 231, n(GI group = 226)