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. 2014 Dec 4;16(12):e265. doi: 10.2196/jmir.3643

Table 1.

Baseline characteristic of control group, total intervention group, and successful participants.a

Characteristics Control group Intervention group

Control group (n=116) Intervention group (n=119) P value for intervention vs control group Successful participants (n=50) P value for successful participants vs control group
Demographics





Sex (female), n (%) 49 (42.2) 47 (39.5) .67 13 (26) .047

Age (years), mean (SD) 64.9 (2.8) 64.7 (3.0) .61 64.6 (2.8) .63
Clinical parameters, mean (SD)





Height (cm) 172.1 (9.3) 173.6 (9.9) .25 175.7 (9.6) .02

Weight (kg) 86.3 (15.8) 87.4 (15.8) .61 87.6 (15.6) .64

BMI (kg/m2) 29.1 (4.7) 28.9 (4.7) .84 28.2 (3.7) .25

Waist circumference (cm) 101.4 (12.3) 102.3 (13.1) .56 102.1 (12.2) .74

Fat percentage (%) 36.4 (8.1) 36.5 (7.6) .95 34.5 (6.3) .11
Cardiovascular disease risk





Framingham 10-year CVD risk (%), mean (SD) 11.3 (7.5) 11.9 (7.2) .50 13.3 (7.5) .10
Physical activity





5-day moderate-to-vigorous activity (min/day), median (IQR) 14.5 (8.2-32.5) 16.8 (7.8-26.4) .43 20.0 (9.2-27.5) .97
Biochemistry





Fasting venous glucose, mean (SD) 5.7 (0.8) 5.7 (0.7) .94 5.6 (0.6) .78

Fasting insulin (mU/L), median (IQR) 10.8 (7.0-15.8) 11.5 (8.1-16.9) .47 12.4 (8.0-19.8) .32

HbA1c (%), mean (SD) 5.4 (0.3) 5.4 (0.3) .44 5.4 (0.2) .72

HOMA index, median (IQR) 2.6 (1.7-4.3) 2.8 (2.0-4.3) .48 3.0 (2.0-5.0) .39

Total cholesterol, mean (SD) 5.8 (1.0) 5.7 (1.1) .74 5.6 (1.1) .28

HDL cholesterol, mean (SD) 1.4 (0.4) 1.5 (0.5) .51 1.4 (0.5) .93

Triglycerides, median (IQR) 1.4 (1.1-2.0) 1.5 (1.1-2.0) .65 1.5 (1.1-2.0) .99

LDL cholesterol, mean (SD) 3.6 (0.9) 3.6 (1.0) .66 3.4 (1.0) .25

Total/HDL cholesterol ratio, mean (SD) 4.3 (1.3) 4.2 (1.3) .65 4.2 (1.3) .70

C-reactive protein, median (IQR) 1.4 (0.8-4.1) 1.6 (0.8-3.1) .83 1.7 (0.7-3.8) .85

a Data are presented as medians with interquartile range (IQR) when skewed. P values were calculated with t test (continuous data), Mann-Whitney (skewed data), or chi-square (categorical data).