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

Table 4.

Changes in behavioral lifestyle factors 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)
n (%) or Mean (SD) p * n (%) or Mean (SD) p * n (%) or Mean (SD) p *
Current smokers <0.001 <0.001 0.506
  0M 1226/7072 (17.2) 1466/14,577 (10.1) 180/3531 (5.1)
  3M 642/4680 (13.7) a - -
  6M 591/4529 (13.0) b 944/11,949 (7.9) b -
  9M 281/2437 (11.5) c - -
  12M 380/3279 (11.6) d 704/8816 (8.0) d 171/3407 (5.0)
Physical activity <0.001 <0.001 0.001
  0M 1232/7097 (17.4) 2995/14,682 (20.4) 752/3550 (21.2)
  3M 972/4109 (23.7) a - -
  6M 898/3972 (22.6) b 2425/10,541 (23.0) b -
  9M 477/2140 (22.3) c - -
  12M 633/2911 (21.7) d 1837/7746 (23.7) d 699/2967 (23.6) d
Healthy diet score + <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
  0M 6.42 (2.36) 6.85 (2.30) 7.00 (2.32)
  3M 7.29 (2.21) a - -
  6M 7.49 (2.18) b 7.53 (2.21) b -
  9M 7.37 (2.10) c - -
  12M 7.58 (2.17) d 7.57 (2.15) d 7.41 (2.22) d
Body weight, kg + <0.001 <0.001 0.011
  0M 70.28 (12.26) 61.64 (10.19) 56.19 (7.96)
  3M 68.82 (11.99) a - -
  6M 68.44 (11.80) b 61.00 (9.93) b
  9M 68.02 (11.77) c - -
  12M 68.08 (11.51) d 60.82 (9.86) d 56.28 (8.09) d

SD: Standard deviation; SMESY: Seoul Metabolic Syndrome Management; Physical activity: moderate intensity activity ≥5 days per week; Alcohol drinking: Drinking ≥2 times per week; + Mean (SD); * 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.