Table 4. Comparison of anthropometric measures, dietary knowledge score, physical activity score and Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) score between the control, internet (IT) and simplified lifestyle modification programme (sLMP) groups at baseline, 1st visit (week 12) and final visit (week 24).
| Baseline | 1st visit | 2nd visit | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control group (n = 16) | IT group (n = 16) | sLMP group (n = 16) | p | Control group (n = 16) | IT group (n = 16) | sLMP group (n = 16) | p | Control group (n = 16) | IT group (n = 16) | sLMP group (n = 16) | p | |
| *SBP (mmHg) | 131 (118–143) | 123 (118–135) | 138 (129–150) | .015 | 132 (126–142) | 138 (127–145) | 130 (125–134) | 0.038 | 131 (121–139) | 129 (122–136) | 130 (121–137) | 0.88 |
| *DBP (mmHg) | 73 (65–83) | 74 (68–82) | 83 (74–87) | .045 | 80 (75–82) | 77 (71–83) | 77 (71–82) | 0.925 | 76 (64–82) | 75 (67–80) | 74 (67–83) | 1 |
| BMI | 30.1 (28.4–32.3) | 29.3 (26.7–30.9) | 31.5 (29.8–33.7) | .032 | 30.3 (28.5–31.9) | 28.6 (26.7–31.4) | 30.9 (28.8–33.4) | 0.142 | 30.5 (28.7–32.0) | 28.4 (26.7–31.9) | 31.0 (39.6–34.1) | 0.065 |
| Body fat (%) | 36.5 (31.3–41.0) | 33.6 (27.3–42.0) | 38.1 (31.6–44.9) | 0.258 | 36.2 (31.1–41.8) | 33.0 (27.3–40.3) | 36.9 (33.3–40.9) | 0.418 | 37.6 (30.5–43.6) | 31.6 (26.0–42.4) | 37.3 (29.8–42.0) | 0.274 |
| WC (cm) | 103.0 (96.1–108.7) | 96.6 (92.2–106.7) | 101.8 (97.5–111.3) | 0.073 | 102.8 (96.6–109.3) | 96.4 (90.6–101.5) | 99.0 (94.3–113.9) | 0.220 | 101.6 (93.5–107.9) | 94.9 (92.0–100.5) | 100.5 (96.1–108.0) | 0.065 |
| HC (cm) | 110.1 (107.5–114.8) | 106.6 (105.6–109.9) | 111.0 (106.1–117.6) | 0.070 | 109.1 (107.9–113.2) | 107.3 (104.8–110.0) | 107.3 (105.0–115.9) | 0.497 | 111.5 (106.3–120.0) | 107.9 (103.3–111.8) | 110.5 (106.7–115.5) | 0.118 |
| Dietary knowledge score (max. score: 75) | 48.0 (47.0–49.0) | 48.0 (46.0–49.0) | 51.0 (48.0–52.0) | 0.204 | 46.0 (45.0–50.0) | 50.0 (46.0–52.0) | 51.0 (43.0–54.0) | 0.884 | 47.5 (44.5–49.5) | 48.5 (47.0–50.5) | 47.5 (44.0–54.0) | 0.363 |
| Physical activity score (max.score:10) | 4.5 (2.0–6.5) | 6.0 (3.5–6.5) | 4.0 (3.0–7.0) | 0.566 | 5.0 (2.0–7.0) | 5.0 (3.0–6.0) | 5.5 (3.5–7.0) | 0.675 | 6.0 (3.0–6.5) | 6.0 (4.5–7.0) | 4.0(3.0–6.0) | 0.062 |
| DASS | ||||||||||||
| Depression level(max. score: 42) | 8.0 (2.0–14.0) | 3.0 (1.0–6.0) | 7.0 (3.0–11.0) | 0.219 | 9.0 (2.0–14.0) | 4.0 (0–12.0) | 6.0 (1.0–11.0) | 0.578 | 6.0 (1.0–13.0) | 1.0 (0–8.0) | 5.0 (2.0–10.0) | 0.295 |
| Anxiety level (max. score: 42) | 8.0 (6.0–12.0) | 4.0 (2.0–9.0) | 10.0 (4.0–12.0) | 0.139 | 10.0 (4.0–16.0) | 3.0 (0–12.0) | 8.0 (5.0–16.0) | 0.165 | 6.0 (3.0–11.0) | 1.0 (0–7.0) | 8.0 (2.0–10.0) | 0.211 |
| Stress level (max. score: 42) | 10.0 (5.0–15.0) | 8.0 (2.0–14.0) | 10.0 (8.0–16.0) | 0.343 | 11.0 (1.0–18.0) | 3.0 (1.0–14.0) | 12.0 (4.0–19.0) | 0.371 | 9.0 (2.0–18.0) | 3.0 (2.0–12.0) | 12.0 (6.0–18.0) | 0.218 |
Values are expressed as median and interquartile range. SBP: Systolic blood pressure. DBP: Diastolic blood pressure. BMI: Body mass index. WC: Waist circumference. HC: Hip circumference. DASS: Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale.
*SBP and DBP of sLMP group at 1st visit and 2nd visit were significantly lower than the baseline. Comparisons correspond to repeated ANOVA P<0.05