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. 2015 Oct 16;15:1064. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-2401-2

Table 2.

Change in outcomes, baseline to 3- and 6-months in the SAHELI study, by treatment group

Primary outcomesa,b Month 3 Month 6
Change in bout-corrected moderate-vigorous physical activity, min/week
Control, mean (95 % CI) 7.3 (−19.00, 33.56) 4.4 (−23.08, 31.83)
Intervention, mean (95 % CI) 15.5 (−13.06, 44.07) 9.5 (−19.49, 38.53)
Adjusted mean difference between arms, (95 % CI) 8.2 (−29.23, 45.68) 5.1 (−32.98, 43.26)
Change in percent kilocalories from saturated fat intake, %
Control, mean (95 % CI) 0.12 (−0.76, 1.01) 0.58 (−0.42, 1.59)
Intervention, mean (95 % CI) −0.24 (−1.15, 0.68) 0.37 (−0.64, 1.39)
Adjusted mean difference between arms, (95 % CI) −0.36 (−1.60, 0.88) −0.21 (−1.59, 1.17)
Secondary outcomes
Change in weight, kg
Control, mean (95 % CI) −0.1 (−0.77, 0.49) −0.2 (−1.14, 0.78)
Intervention, mean (95 % CI) −1.0 (−1.65, −0.36) −1.6 (−2.59, −0.64)
Adjusted mean difference between arms, (95 % CI) −0.86 (−1.76, 0.03) −1.5 (−2.81, −0.07)*
Change in waist circumference, cm
Control, mean (95 % CI) 1.2 (−1.19, 3.52) 1.6 (−0.97, 4.19)
Intervention, mean (95 % CI) 0.1 (−2.31, 2.47) −0.7 (−3.32, 1.91)
Adjusted mean difference between arms, (95 % CI) −1.1 (−4.15, 1.98) −2.3 (−5.61, 0.96)
Change in systolic blood pressure, mm HG
Control, mean (95 % CI) −0.4 (−5.07, 4.27) −3.4 (−7.58, 0.77)
Intervention, mean (95 % CI) −6.1 (−10.87, −1.25) −3.6 (−7.84, 0.61)
Adjusted mean difference between arms, (95 % CI) −5.7 (−12.28, 0.96) −0.2 (−5.43, 5.00)
Change in total cholesterol, mm HG
Control, mean (95 % CI) 2.1 (−2.84, 6.97) 3.5 (−3.76, 10.79)
Intervention, mean (95 % CI) −1.4 (−6.44, 3.68) −0.4 (−7.75, 7.02)
Adjusted mean difference between arms, (95 % CI) −3.4 (−10.47, 3.59) −3.9 (−13.88, 6.12)
Change in hemoglobin A1c, %
Control, mean (95 % CI) 0.1 (−0.06, 0.18) 0.2 (−.03, 0.41)
Intervention, mean (95 % CI) −0.2 (−0.28, −0.04) −0.2 (−.46, −0.01)
Adjusted mean difference between arms, (95 % CI) −0.2 (−0.39, −0.06)** −0.4 (−0.74, −0.11)**
Change in fasting glucose, mg/dl D)
Control, mean (95 % CI) 1.1 (−4.38, 6.67) 12.4 (−2.61, 27.36)
Intervention, mean (95 % CI) −4.0 (−9.68, 1.74) −1.8 (−17.06, 13.38)
Adjusted mean difference between arms, (95 % CI) −5.1 (−13.05, 2.83) −14.2 (−35.47, 7.05)
Change in energy intake, kcalories/day
Control, mean (95 % CI) −52 (−170.92, 66.60) −99 (−214.72, 16.84)
Intervention, mean (95 % CI) −182 (303.61, −59.67) −173 (−290.33, −55.75)
Adjusted mean difference between arms, (95 % CI) −129 (−293.40, 34.44) −74 (−223.03, 74.84)
Change in fruit and vegetable intake, servings/day
Control, mean (95 % CI) 0.1 (−0.45, 0.62) 0.5 (−0.07, 1.03)
Intervention, mean (95 % CI) 0.5 (−0.01, 1.09) 0.04 (−.52, 0.60)
Adjusted mean difference between arms, (95 % CI) 0.5 (−0.23, 1.14) −0.4 (−1.15, 0.26)
Change in exercise-related confidence
Control, mean (95 % CI) −2.2 (−4.25, −0.17) −1.4 (−3.62, 0.83)
Intervention, mean (95 % CI) 0.4 (−1.67, 2.52) 1.1 (−1.14, 3.38)
Adjusted mean difference between arms, (95 % CI) 2.6 (−0.01, 5.29) 2.5 (−0.47, 5.51)
Change in coping
Control, mean (95 % CI) −0.2 (−.63, 0.18) 0.6 (0.17, 0.96)
Intervention, mean (95 % CI) 0.1 (−0.34, 0.48) 0.4 (−0.002, 0.80)
Adjusted mean difference between arms, (95 % CI) 0.3 (−0.22, 0.80) −0.2 (−0.63, 0.29)

a. All models are sex-adjusted; Change in moderate-vigorous physical activity is adjusted for accelerometer wear time; *p-value <0.05; ** p-value <0.01