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Published in final edited form as: J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2016 Jun 10;4(3):418–424. doi: 10.1007/s40615-016-0242-z

Table 2.

Results for within and between groups

Author,
Date,
Country
Change in
BP (mmHg)
Change in
Cholesterol
(mg/dL)
Change in
LDL
(mg/dL)
Change
in HDL
(mg/dL)
Change in
BMI
(kg/m2)
Other outcomes
Hayashi
et al,
2010,
USA
Diastolic
C: 77➔74
I: 77➔73

Systolic
C:125➔121*
I:125➔119*
C:
198➔199
I: 198➔200
--- C: 45➔
467
I: 45➔ 48
C: 32➔ 32
I: 32➔31
10 year CHD Risk
Score:
C: 0.071➔0.066 (−
0.005)*
I: 0.069➔0.060 (−
0.009)*

Improvement in
eating habits
C: 33.1%**
I: 58.4%**

Improvement in
physical activity
C: 42.3%**
I: 57.3%**

Balcazar
et al,
2010,
USA
Diastolic
C:
141➔133**
I:
137➔132**

Systolic
C: 89➔78**
I: 80➔ 78**
C:
191➔191
I: 198➔192
C:
120➔120
I:
128➔121
C: 43➔42
I: 41➔41
C:
31.1➔31.2
I:
31.7➔31.6
Triglyceride level
(mg/dL)
C: 139.1➔139.2
I: 134.7➔140.9

Balcazar
et al,
2009,
USA
Intervention
with 27%
decrease in
the number
of
participants
with a blood
pressure of
120-139/80-
89 mmHg

Control with
15% increase
in the
number of
participants
with a blood
pressure of
120-139/80-
89 mmHg
--- --- --- --- ---

Poston et
al, 2001,
USA
Diastolic
C: 73➔ 69
I: 73➔71

Systolic
C118➔116
I: 116➔117

C:
202➔193
I:199➔188
--- ---
C: 34➔34
I: 34➔33
Triglycerides
(mg/dL)
C: 129➔149
I: 129➔140

Activity Levels
(kcal/kg/day)
C: 36➔37
I: 35➔36

Activity
(Hours/week)
C 11➔13
1: 8➔11

Notes:

The data presented from these 4 research studies are the changes from baseline to the end of the study. C= control group and I = intervention group

*

p<0.05

**

p<0.01