Table 2.
Participants' Clinical Characteristics
| Standard care n=61 | Intervention n=57 | Total N=118 | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waist (cm) | 0.77a | |||
| Mean (SD) | 85.85 (15.97) | 84.99 (14.83) | 85.44 (15.37) | |
| Waist abnormal, N (%) | 0.12c | |||
| No | 17 (29.3) | 9 (16.7) | 26 (23.2) | |
| Yes | 41 (70.7) | 45 (83.3) | 86 (76.8) | |
| BMI | 0.65b | |||
| Mean (SD) | 26.64 (5.53) | 27.15 (5.6) | 26.89 (5.55) | |
| BMI percentile | 0.1b | |||
| Mean (SD) | 97.51 (2.37) | 97.89 (2.62) | 97.7 (2.49) | |
| BMI percentile abnormal, N (%) | 0.40c | |||
| Overweight | 9 (14.8) | 5 (18.9) | 14 (12.0) | |
| Obese | 52 (85.2) | 51 (91.1) | 103 (88) |
a
t-test.
b
Mann-Whitney's U test.
c
Fisher's exact test.
SD, standard deviation.