Table 3.
Changes in Body Mass Index, Blood Pressure, Perceived Stress, Depression, Dietary Intake and Physical Activity (n=49)
| Adjusted change from baseline | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| To 10-week | p-value | To 20-week | p-value | |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | ||||
| EBT | −0.5 | 0.012 | −0.6 | 0.032 |
| (−0.8 to −0.1) | (−1.1 to −0.0) | |||
| BWL | −1.1 | <0.001 | −1.3 | <0.001 |
| (−1.5 to −0.7) | (−1.8 to −0.9) | |||
| Difference | 0.6 | 0.021 | 0.8 | 0.030 |
| (0.1 to 1.1) | (0.1 to 1.4) | |||
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | ||||
| EBT | −4.2 | 0.035 | −6.6 | <0.001 |
| (−8.0 to −0.3) | (−10.2 to −3.0) | |||
| BWL | −4.6 | 0.038 | −4.9 | 0.063 |
| (−8.9 to −0.3) | (−10.0 to 0.3) | |||
| Difference | 0.4 | 0.892 | −1.7 | 0.625 |
| (−5.8 to 6.7) | (−8.5 to 5.1) | |||
| Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | ||||
| EBT | −2.1 | 0.213 | 0 | 0.997 |
| (−5.4 to 1.2) | (−4.0 to 4.0) | |||
| BWL | −2.5 | 0.005 | −2.6 | 0.092 |
| (−4.3 to −0.7) | (−5.6 to 0.4) | |||
| Difference | 0.4 | 0.825 | 2.6 | 0.309 |
| (−3.3 to 4.2) | (−2.4 to 7.6) | |||
| Perceived stress | ||||
| EBT | −5.2 | <0.001 | −4.5 | <0.001 |
| (−7.0 to −3.4) | (−6.8 to −2.2) | |||
| BWL | −2.3 | 0.044 | −1.8 | 0.195 |
| (−4.5 to −0.1) | (−4.5 to 0.9) | |||
| Difference | −2.9 | 0.043 | −2.7 | 0.136 |
| (−5.7 to 0.1) | (−6.2 to 0.8) | |||
| Depression | ||||
| EBT | −2.6 | 0.009 | −3.1 | 0.006 |
| (−4.6 to −0.7) | (−5.3 to −0.9) | |||
| BWL | −2.5 | 0.036 | −2.9 | 0.012 |
| (−4.9 to −0.2) | (−5.2 to −0.6) | |||
| Difference | −0.1 | 0.948 | −0.2 | 0.922 |
| (−3.1 to 2.9) | (−3.3 to 3.0) | |||
| Total kilocalorie intake/ day | ||||
| EBT | −303.1 | 0.002 | −449.9 | <0.001 |
| (−492.1 to −114.0) | (−661.3 to −238.5) | |||
| BWL | −469.9 | <0.001 | −437.4 | <0.001 |
| (−654.0 to −285.7) | (−678.2 to −196.7) | |||
| Difference | 166.8 | 0.226 | −12.5 | 0.938 |
| (−103.1 to 436.7) | (−326.3 to 301.4) | |||
| Total MVPA minutes/ day | ||||
| EBT | 20.0 | 0.057 | −6.0 | 0.518 |
| (−0.6 to 40.5) | (−24.2 to 12.2) | |||
| BWL | 25.5 | 0.142 | 0.0 | 0.999 |
| (−8.6 to 59.7) | (−29.1 to 29.1) | |||
| Difference | −5.6 | 0.788 | −6.0 | 0.738 |
| (−46.0 to 34.9) | (−41.2 to 29.2) | |||
Generalized estimating equations (GEEs) were used to calculate 95% confidence intervals.
Abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; EBT = emotional brain training; BWL = behavioral weight loss; MVPA= moderate to vigorous physical activity.
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The follow up scores and change scores from baseline were modeled as outcomes with covariates including the corresponding baseline measure, gender, and ethnicity.