Table 2.
Changes in Outcomes During the 6-Month Initial Weight Loss Program
| Outcomea | Telephone Counseling (n =72) |
Face-to-Face Counseling (n=83) |
Education Control Group (n=79) |
Randomized Populationb (n=234) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body weight, mean (SE), kg | −9.4 (0.6) | −10.1 (0.6) | −10.5 (0.6) | −10.0 (0.4) |
| BMI, mean (SE), kg/m2 | −3.6 (0.2) | −3.8 (0.2) | −4.0 (0.2) | −3.8 (0.1) |
| Waist (cm) | −8.1 (0.7) | −8.6 (0.6) | −8.2 (0.7) | −8.3 (0.4) |
| Systolic blood pressure, mean (SE), mm Hg |
−7.3 (1.4) | −7.6 (1.3) | −9.0 (1.3) | −8.0 (0.8) |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mean (SE), mm Hg |
−4.0 (1.0) | −3.3 (0.9) | −3.4 (0.9) | −3.5 (0.5) |
| Triglycerides, mean (SE), mg/dl | −14.0 (6.9) | −29.6 (6.7) | −17.6 (6.7) | −20.5 (3.0) |
| Total Cholesterol, mean (SE) mg/dl | −10.7 (3.6) | −18.8 (3.4) | −12.9 (3.5) | −14.2 (2.0) |
| HDL-Cholesterol, mean (SE) mg/dl | −3.7 (0.9) | −3.2 (0.9) | −3.3 (0.9) | −3.4 (0.5) |
| LDL-Cholesterol, mean (SE) mg/dl | −3.9 (3.3) | −9.7 (3.2) | −5.8 (3.2) | −6.5 (1.9) |
| Glycosylated hemoglobin, mean (SE), % HbA1c | −0.2 (0.1) | −0.3 (0.1) | −0.3 (0.1) | −0.3 (0.03) |
a
Missing values in the secondary outcomes were accounted for using SAS Proc Mixed28 under a missing at random assumption.
b
Significant changes in all outcomes were observed from Month 0 to Month 6 (all P values < 0.001) for the total study population, but there were no significant differences among the three groups on any outcomes prior to the start of the randomized, extended-care phase at Month 6.