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. 2016 Oct 11;5(10):e004217. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.116.004217

Table 3.

Estimated Mean Differences in Study Variables Compared to Baseline

Measure Effect Normal/Ideal Borderline Abnormal All
SE P Value SE P Value SE P Value SE P Value
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg 6 months 0.57 0.65 0.38 −5.63 0.75 <0.0001a −13.37 1.37 <0.0001a −3.55 0.50 <0.0001a
1 year −0.36 0.66 0.58 −7.19 0.76 <0.0001a −13.43 1.33 <0.0001a −4.62 0.50 <0.0001a
2 years 1.25 0.69 0.07 −4.81 0.79 <0.0001a −17.32 1.50 <0.0001a −3.33 0.53 <0.0001a
Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg 6 months 0.33 0.42 0.42 −5.24 0.67 <0.0001a −9.24 1.00 <0.0001a −2.15 0.36 <0.0001a
1 year 0.04 0.42 0.93 −5.38 0.69 <0.0001a −7.21 0.98 <0.0001a −2.18 0.36 <0.0001a
2 years 2.10 0.44 <0.0001a −4.28 0.73 <0.0001a −8.98 1.10 <0.0001a −0.79 0.38 0.04a
Total cholesterol, mg/dL 6 months 0.99 1.63 0.54 −10.52 2.04 <0.0001a −24.01 3.73 <0.0001a −5.27 1.27 <0.0001a
1 year −0.21 1.41 0.88 −11.16 1.82 <0.0001a −28.45 3.42 <0.0001a −6.54 1.12 <0.0001a
2 years −0.19 1.50 0.90 −11.60 1.93 <0.0001a −22.95 3.59 <0.0001a −6.38 1.19 <0.0001a
High‐density lipoprotein, mg/dL 6 months −3.33 0.56 <0.0001a −0.25 0.76 0.75 2.41 1.18 0.04a −1.52 0.43 0.001a
1 year −3.68 0.51 <0.0001a 0.60 0.63 0.34 2.71 1.03 0.01a −1.41 0.38 <0.001a
2 years −4.32 0.53 <0.0001a −0.06 0.67 0.93 1.35 1.11 0.22 −2.19 0.40 <0.0001a
Low‐density lipoprotein, mg/dL 6 months 3.44 1.64 0.04a −2.33 1.85 0.21 −17.16 1.87 <0.0001a −4.13 1.10 <0.001
1 year 1.74 1.45 0.23 −3.54 1.56 0.02 −17.12 1.71 <0.0001a −5.15 0.97 <0.0001a
2 years 5.02 1.54 0.001a −3.43 1.65 0.04 −16.44 1.80 <0.0001a −3.75 1.03 <0.001
Triglycerides, mg/dL 6 months 3.37 2.27 0.14 −1.11 6.59 0.87 −49.47 8.77 <0.0001a −0.69 2.26 0.76
1 year 6.38 2.01 0.002a −15.76 5.90 0.01a −75.01 7.02 <0.0001a −0.69 1.99 0.73
2 years 3.98 2.13 0.06 −14.47 6.18 0.02a −84.90 7.61 <0.0001a −3.18 2.11 0.13
Fasting glucose, % 6 months 1.94 0.67 0.003a −7.63 1.79 <0.0001a −19.39 3.08 <0.0001a 0.40 0.65 0.54
1 year 1.64 0.58 0.004a −6.67 1.67 <0.0001a −16.99 3.18 <0.0001a 0.27 0.57 0.63
2 years 2.25 0.62 <0.001a −5.52 1.87 0.004a −9.24 3.62 0.01a 1.09 0.61 0.07
Quantitative insulin sensitivity check index (QUICKI) 6 months 0.02 0.02 0.15 0.00 0.00 0.52 −0.001 0.003 0.79
1 year 0.03 0.01 0.05a 0.00 0.00 0.16 0.005 0.003 0.06
2 years 0.04 0.01 0.002a 0.01 0.00 0.02a 0.008 0.003 0.003a
Body mass index, kg/m2 6 months −0.08 0.11 0.47 −0.32 0.11 0.003a −0.66 0.13 <0.0001a −0.33 0.07 <0.0001a
1 year −0.18 0.11 0.11 −0.34 0.11 0.002a −0.95 0.13 <0.0001a −0.45 0.07 <0.0001a
2 years −0.11 0.12 0.39 −0.25 0.12 0.03a −0.92 0.14 <0.0001a −0.38 0.07 <0.0001a
Waist‐hip ratio 6 months −0.004 0.002 0.05a −0.03 0.00 <0.0001a −0.009 0.002 <0.0001a
1 year −0.004 0.002 0.06 −0.03 0.00 <0.0001a −0.010 0.002 <0.0001a
2 years 0.002 0.002 0.52 −0.03 0.00 <0.0001a −0.006 0.002 0.004a
Healthy diet score 6 months −0.87 0.07 <0.0001a 0.46 0.05 <0.0001a 0.06 0.04 0.15
1 year −0.85 0.07 <0.0001a 0.44 0.05 <0.0001a 0.04 0.04 0.28
2 years −0.83 0.08 <0.0001a 0.48 0.05 <0.0001a 0.09 0.04 0.03a
Moderate and vigorous activity, % 6 months −27.42 4.24 <0.0001a 4.02 4.04 0.29 59.00 9.17 <0.0001a 6.12 3.19 0.04
1 year −22.93 4.57 <0.0001a 0.03 3.88 0.99 56.80 9.16 <0.0001a 4.42 3.16 0.14
2 years −29.64 4.58 <0.0001a −1.38 4.00 0.72 63.67 10.20 <0.0001a 2.81 3.31 0.37
AHA LS7 scoreb 6 months 0.13 0.06 0.02a 0.83 0.12 <0.0001a 0.28 0.05 <0.0001a
1 year 0.23 0.06 <0.0001a 1.04 0.12 <0.0001a 0.40 0.05 <0.0001a
2 years 0.15 0.06 0.01a 0.99 0.13 <0.0001a 0.33 0.06 <0.0001a

∆ indicates estimated change compared to baseline visit; AHA, American Heart Association; LS7, Life's Simple 7.

a

P values indicate significant changes after controlling false discovery rate at 0.05 level.

b

Borderline: AHA LS7 score between 7 and 12; abnormal: AHA LS7 score less than 7.