Table 4.
Changes in resting heart rate, resting blood pressure, fasting lipids, fasting glucose, fasting insulin, and cardiorespiratory fitness of young adults in a 6 month behavioral weight loss intervention.
| N | Baseline | 6 months | Change | P-value* | ||
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| Resting heart rate (beats/minute) | Median (25th, 75th %-iles) | 422 | 70.0 (63.5, 77.5) | 64.5 (58.0, 71.5) | −5.5 (−11.0, 0) | <.0001 |
| Range | 42.7–133.0 | 42.0–96.0 | −54.0–19.5 | |||
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| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | Median (25th, 75th %-iles) | 422 | 114.5 (107.5, 121.5) | 109.5 (104.5, 117.0) | −4.0 (−8.5, 0.5) | <.0001 |
| Range | 83.0–152.5 | 89.5–154.5 | −32.0–29.5 | |||
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| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | Median (25th, 75th %-iles) | 422 | 70.0 (64.5, 76.5) | 67.0 (61.5, 72.5) | −3.0 (-6.5, 1.0) | <.0001 |
| Range | 52.0–98.0 | 53.5–94.0 | −22.5–22.0 | |||
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| Total Cholesterol (mg/dl) | Median (25th, 75th %-iles) | 416 | 180.0 (159.5, 201.0) | 164.0 (149.0, 184.0) | −13.0 (−28.0, 2.0) | <.0001 |
| Range | 87.0–298.0 | 100.0–283.0 | −99.0–108.0 | |||
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| Low-density lipoprotein Cholesterol (mg/dl) | Median (25th, 75th %-iles) | 416 | 103.5 (83.9, 124.1) | 92.9 (78.6, 111.0) | −9.5 (−21.7, 2.0) | <.0001 |
| Range | 25.0–229.2 | 14.8–187.4 | −72.9–82.1 | |||
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| High-density lipoprotein Cholesterol (mg/dl) | Median (25th, 75th %-iles) | 416 | 51.5 (41.6, 62.1) | 51.9 (42.9, 61.6) | 0 (−5.2, 5.4) | 0.72 |
| Range | 21.5–115.0 | 21.0–104.0 | −28.6–24.5 | |||
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| Triglycerides (mg/dl) | Median (25th, 75th %-iles) | 416 | 97.0 (70.0, 135.0) | 81.5 (62.0, 109.0) | −8.5 (−44.0, 9.0) | <.0001 |
| Range | 21.0–523.0 | 27.0–314.0 | −388.0–135.0 | |||
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| Glucose (mg/dl) | Median (25th, 75th %-iles) | 416 | 93.0 (87.5, 99.0) | 89.0 (84.5, 94.0) | −4.0 (−8.0, 1.0) | <.0001 |
| Range | 64.0–142.0 | 70.0–164.0 | −35.0–74.0 | |||
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| Insulin (μU/ml) | Median (25th, 75th %-iles) | 416 | 14.2 (10.7, 18.7) | 11.3 (8.8, 15.3) | −2.6 (−5.9, 0.7) | <.0001 |
| Range | 2.5–82.7 | 2.0–55.7 | −54.9–45.4 | |||
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| Cardiorespiratory Fitness (ml/kg/min) | Median (25th, 75th %-iles) | 416 | 26.0 (22. 7, 29.9) | 29.0 (25.4, 35.0) | 3.6 (0.8, 6.2) | <.0001 |
| Range | 14.4–50.1 | 15.8–58.5 | −13.7–28.3 | |||
*
Wilcoxon signed rank test.