Table 2. Pre-post Intervention Differences in Main Outcomes between Nereu Program (NP) and Counselling Group (CG).
| Outcome | Nereu Program (n = 54) | Counselling (n = 59) | Differences between groups | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Δmean | (sd) | Δ% | Δmean | (sd) | Δ% | Δmean | 95%CI | p-value | SES | |
| Anthropometric measurements | ||||||||||
| BMIsd a | -0.12 | (0.22) | -4.94 | -0.09 | (0.23) | -3.61 | -0.03 | (-0.12–0.05) | 0.415 | 0.15 |
| WHtR (unit) | 0.00 | (0.03) | -0.77 | -0.01 | (0.06) | -1.20 | 0.00 | (-0.02–0.02) | 0.792 | 0.04 |
| WC (cm) | 0.98 | (3.89) | 1.14 | 0.80 | (8.46) | 0.96 | 0.18 | (-2.31–2.67) | 0.888 | 0.02 |
| Active and sedentary behaviour b | ||||||||||
| SED (% awake time/day) b | -2.52 | (6.55) | -7.00 | 0.97 | (3.70) | 2.85 | -3.49 | (-5.45–−1.53) | 0.001 | 0.94 |
| LPA (% awake time/day) b | -3.76 | (5.93) | -7.40 | -0.37 | (3.16) | -0.73 | -3.39 | (-5.14–−1.64) | <0.001 | 1.07 |
| MVPA(% awake time/day) b | 6.27 | (7.78) | 47.64 | -0.61 | (2.76) | -4.31 | 6.88 | (4.74–9.02) | <0.001 | 2.50 |
| Eating habits | ||||||||||
| Fruits (servings/day) | 0.62 | (1.36) | 31.51 | 0.13 | (0.95) | 6.05 | 0.50 | (0.05–0.94) | 0.026 | 0.52 |
| Processed meats (servings/day) | -0.79 | (0.94) | -53.23 | -0.53 | (0.79) | -36.68 | -0.26 | (-0.58–0.07) | 0.118 | 0.32 |
| Fish (servings/day) | 0.06 | (0.30) | 9.08 | -0.01 | (0.42) | -1.62 | 0.07 | (-0.07–0.20) | 0.336 | 0.16 |
| Vegetables (servings/day) | 0.40 | (2.05) | 20.86 | 0.13 | (0.78) | 7.83 | 0.27 | (-0.32–0.86) | 0.346 | 0.35 |
| Legumes/Pulses (servings/day) | 0.01 | (0.12) | 6.10 | 0.00 | (0.13) | -2.18 | 0.02 | (-0.03–0.07) | 0.425 | 0.15 |
| Superfluous foods (servings/day) | -0.92 | (2.19) | -26.94 | -1.00 | (2.51) | -27.35 | 0.07 | (-0.81–0.96) | 0.868 | 0.03 |
| Sugar-sweetened juices/soft drinks (servings/day) | -0.26 | (0.75) | -23.31 | -0.02 | (0.52) | -3.17 | -0.24 | (-0.48–0.00) | 0.049 | 0.46 |
BMIsd, body mass index standard deviation; MVPA, moderate and vigorous physical activities; LPA, light physical activities; SED, sedentary activities.
Data are means (SD), difference, and 95%CI
a BMI (sd) according to LMS method
b % calculated from daily time recorded
sd: Standard deviation
SES: Standardized effect size was computed as the mean difference between intervention and control group divided by the standard deviation of the control measurement.
Interpretation effect sizes: Values 0.2–0.5 represent small changes, 0.5–0.8 moderate changes and >0.8 large changes.
Δ: Increase over baseline