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. 2016 Nov 21;41(2):246–254. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2016.206

Table 4.

Secondary outcomes over 24 months

Outcome 3 months 6 months 12 months 18 months 24 months
N % N % N % N % N %
Mean S.d. Mean S.d. Mean S.d. Mean S.d. Mean S.d.
5% reduction in body weight
 Control
No 180 92 150 86 108 71 87 69 110 74
Yes 16 8 24 14 44 29 40 32 39 26
 Intervention
No 157 84 125 75 107 75 97 77 105 73
Yes 30 16 41 25 36 25 29 23 38 27
Change in BMI
 Control −0.3 −1.03 −0.61 −1.4 −0.8 −1.78 −1.24 −2.84 −1.06 −2.68
 Intervention −0.6 −1.12 −0.83 −1.76 −0.8 −1.98 −0.78 −1.92 −0.72 −2.16
Change in waist circum (cm)
 Control −1.88 −6.1 −1.61 −6.55 −2.3 −8.96 −2.31 −9.28 −2.33 −8.44
 Intervention −2.64 −6.03 −2.77 −7.22 −1.78 −7.23 −2.01 −7.97 −2.66 −7.58
Change in systolic blood pressure
Control −0.97 −16.15
Intervention −3.59 −15.9
Change in diastolic blood pressure
 Control −2.7 −9.84
 Intervention −2.61 −10.5
Change in total blood cholesterol
 Control −0.21 −0.8
 Intervention −0.12 −0.74
Change in LDL cholesterol
 Control −0.14 −0.62
 Intervention −0.07 −0.53
Change in glucose level
 Control 0.06 −2.85
 Intervention 0 −1.79
Change in automaticity
 Control 19.5 21
 Intervention 26.9 22.4

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.