Table 5.
Changes in abnormal profile of various factors to normal after intervention.
| Parameters | Intervention | Control | Statistical significance of change in intervention versus change in control | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Risk factors | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | z values | p values |
| Obesity (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2) | 90.9 | 85.6 | 80.2 | 86.5 | 1.830 | 0.0673 |
| Sum of four skinfolds (∑4SF ≥ 53.8 mm) | 70.3 | 42.6 | 75.9 | 66.7 | 2.263 | 0.0237 |
| Waist circumference (WC ≥ 90 cm M, ≥ 80 cm F) | 93.5 | 92.3 | 84.3 | 85.2 | 0.089 | 0.0896 |
| Waist-hip ratio (≥0.9 M, ≥ 0.8 F) | 91.0 | 91.0 | 90.7 | 90.7 | 0.175 | 0.8611 |
| SBP ≥ 130 mmHg | 31.2 | 24.7 | 31 | 32 | 0.901 | 0.3675 |
| DBP ≥ 85 mmHg | 40.3 | 30.5 | 44.0 | 30.0 | 0.492 | 0.6229 |
| FBG ≥ 100 mg/dl | 25.7 | 18.9 | 30.6 | 22.8 | 0.005 | 0.9957 |
| Total cholesterol ≥ 200 mg/dl | 33.1 | 27.7 | 29.4 | 32.4 | 0.995 | 0.3195 |
| HDL (≤40 mg/dl in M and ≤50 mg/dl in F) | 56.8 | 40.5 | 63.7 | 59.8 | 1.382 | 0.1669 |
| LDL (≥100 mg/dl) | 72.3 | 69.6 | 74.5 | 74.5 | 0.335 | 0.7376 |
| TG (≥150 mg/dl) | 37.2 | 27.0 | 33.3 | 38.2 | 1.748 | 0.0805 |
All values are in percentages; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; FBG: fasting blood glucose; HDL-c: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-c: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG: serum triglycerides; M: males; F: females.