Table 3.
Proportion of patients with risk factors in action or maintenance stage of changea
| Intervention N (%; 95% CI) | Control N (%; 95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Follow up | Baseline | Follow up | |
| Eat more fruits or vegetables | 243 (76.7%; 72.0–81.3) | 207 (82.8%; 78.1–87.5) | 297 (83.0%; 79.1–86.9) | 226 (82.5%; 78.0–87.0) |
| Eat less dietary fat | 226 (71.3%; 66.3–76.3) | 201 (80.4%; 75.5–85.3) | 279 (77.9%; 73.6–82.2) | 207 (75.5%; 70.5–80.6) |
| Do more physical activity | 194 (69.8%; 64.4–75.2) | 154 (75.5%; 69.6 81.4) | 230 (69.9%; 65.0–74.9) | 170 (74.2%; 68.6–79.9) |
| Lose weight | 138 (69.7%; 63.3–76.1) | 124 (79.5%; 73.2–85.8) | 165 (74.3%; 68.6–80.1) | 125 (74.4%; 67.8–81.0) |
| Less alcohol | 9 (9.6%; 3.6–15.5) | 36 (52.9%; 41.1–64.8) | 9 (9.4%; 3.5–15.2) | 34 (50.7%; 38.8–62.7) |
| Stop smoking | 7 (21.9%; 7.6–36.2) | 7 (35.0%; 14.1–55.9) | 10 (32.3%; 15.8–48.7) | 6 (31.6%; 10.7–52.5) |
aPatients in action stage (taking steps to change behaviour) or maintenance stage (have overcome some barriers to sustained change)