Table 1.
Participant characteristics
|
Baseline |
After 6 months |
After 12 months |
After 24 months |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 609-622 a | N = 524-536 a | N = 500-504 a | N = 479-491 a | |
|
Cardiometabolic risk factors (mean (SD)) | ||||
| Weight, kg |
90.5 (15.5) |
90.3 (15.1) |
90.4 (14.9) |
90.1 (15.1) |
| WC, cm |
96.7 (9.8) |
96.3 (9.6) |
96.0 (10.5) |
96.0 (9.9) |
| Waist-to-hip ratio |
0.90 (0.08) |
0.90 (0.08) |
0.90 (0.08) |
0.90 (0.08) |
| SBP, mmHg |
129.0 (13.2) |
128.0 (13.3) |
127.1 (15.0) |
126.7 (13.1) |
| DBP, mmHg |
73.4 (9.5) |
72.6 (9.5) |
71.5 (9.2) |
72.2 (9.7) |
| Glucose, mmol/l |
5.3 (0.5) |
5.5 (0.5) |
5.5 (0.5) |
5.5 (0.5) |
| HbA1c, mmol/l |
5.5 (0.3) |
5.5 (0.3) |
5.5 (0.3) |
5.6 (0.3) |
| Cholesterol, mmol/l |
5.5 (1.0) |
5.5 (0.9) |
5.5 (0.9) |
5.5 (1.0) |
| HDL-C, mmol/l |
1.3 (0.3) |
1.3 (0.3) |
1.3 (0.4) |
1.4 (0.4) |
| LDL-C, mmol/l |
3.6 (0.9) |
3.5 (0.9) |
3.6 (0.9) |
3.5 (0.9) |
| Triglycerides, mmol/l |
1.5 (0.9) |
1.6 (0.8) |
1.6 (0.9) |
1.5 (0.9) |
| ARIC |
18.9 (8.2) |
18.4 (8.1) |
18.1 (8.8) |
18.0 (8.0) |
| SCORE |
3.9 (3.0) |
3.9 (3.0) |
3.8 (3.9) |
3.7 (3.0) |
|
Sedentary time and time spent on physical activity (median (interquartile range; 25-75)) | ||||
| Sedentary time, min/day |
255 (171-315) |
253 (154-304) |
229 (150-284) |
232 (150-287) |
| TV viewing, min/day |
120 (60-150) |
93 (60-146) |
90 (51-127) |
90 (60-129) |
| Computer use, min/day |
26 (9-60) |
30 (11-60) |
26 (11-60) |
30 (13-60) |
| Reading, min/day |
21 (9-40) |
21 (9-34) |
23 (9-40) |
21 (9-39) |
| Other SB, min/day |
43 (21-85) |
43 (17-85) |
39 (17-69) |
34 (17-67) |
| Total PA, min/day | 386 (277-467) | 396 (268-482) | 381 (275-470) | 379 (266-459) |
aDue to missing data, sample sizes varied at the different time points.
ARIC, Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HbA1c, glycated haemoglobin; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; PA, physical activity; SB, sedentary behaviour; SBP, systolic blood pressure; SCORE, Systematic COronary Risk Evaluation; WC, waist circumference.