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. 2016 Jul 4;13(7):667. doi: 10.3390/ijerph13070667

Table 2.

Changes in risk factors of metabolic syndrome over the SMESY intervention (N = 25,449).

Time (Month) High-Risk Group (n = 7116) Moderate-Risk Group (n = 14,762) Low-Risk Group (n = 3571)
Mean (SD) p * Mean (SD) p * Mean (SD) p *
WC, cm <0.001 <0.001 0.006
  0M 88.9 (7.78) 81.2 (7.61) 75.6 (6.29)
  3M 87.6 (7.58) a - -
  6M 87.2 (7.36) b 80.8 (7.27) b -
  9M 87.2 (7.56) c - -
  12M 86.9 (7.38) d 80.9 (7.31) d 76.2 (6.77) d
SBP, mmHg <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
  0M 132.7 (15.52) 122.3 (14.80) 112.2 (9.90)
  3M 125.9 (13.74) a - -
  6M 126.2 (13.35) b 120.1 (13.34) b -
  9M 127.2 (13.87) c - -
  12M 126.9 (13.38) d 120.7 (13.34) d 113.5 (11.22) d
DBP, mmHg <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
  0M 84.1 (11.12) 77.2 (10.60) 71.0 (7.37)
  3M 79.7 (9.87) a - -
  6M 80.0 (9.68) b 75.9 (9.65) b -
  9M 80.3 (9.88) c - -
  12M 80.2 (9.61) d 76.1 (9.47) d 71.8 (8.10) d
HDL-C, mg/dL <0.001 0.002 <0.001
  0M 41.2 (11.96) 51.5 (14.48) 62.8 (12.51)
  3M 42.4 (11.39) a - -
  6M 43.8 (11.83) b 51.0 (13.87) b -
  9M 44.8 (12.10) c - -
  12M 45.2 (12.12) d 52.6 (14.07) d 60.5 (14.52) d
Triglycerides, mg/dL <0.001 0.495 <0.001
  0M 208.4 (116.04) 122.9 (70.05) 84.6 (26.38)
  3M 174.4 (98.77) a -
  6M 172.8 (95.06) b 123.8 (68.13)
  9M 177.4 (102.43) c -
  12M 172.4 (96.62) d 122.6 (66.06) 95.7 (46.34) d
Glucose, mg/dL <0.001 0.016 <0.001
  0M 106.1 (24.00) 95.7 (14.75) 88.9 (6.80)
  3M 101.1 (17.77) a - -
  6M 100.2 (16.75) b 94.0 (11.54) b -
  9M 101.3 (18.84) c - -
  12M 101.2 (16.51)d 94.9 (11.72) d 90.5 (9.15) d

SBP: Systolic blood pressure; DBP: Diastolic blood pressure; SD: Standard deviation; SMESY: Seoul Metabolic Syndrome Management; * p for linear trend using the linear mixed model after adjusting for age, gender, education, income, marital status, current smoking, physical activity, alcohol drinking, body mass index at baseline, and medications over 12 months; a p < 0.05: Significant difference between baseline and 3 months; b p < 0.05: Significant difference between baseline and 6 months; c p < 0.05: Significant difference between baseline and 9 months; d p < 0.05: significant difference between baseline and 12 months.