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. 2018 Jan 18;22:17-080. doi: 10.7812/TPP/17-080

Table 2.

Changes in clinical measures according to group assignment in Hawaii Patient Reward and Incentives to Support Empowerment projecta1

Variable Intervention group Control group Δ within intervention Δ within control Difference in Δ 95% CI p value
Before After Before After
Weight, lbs 200.05 198.28 213.54 213.34 −1.77 −0.20 −1.57 −4.53 1.38 0.2972
BMI, kg/m2 32.12 31.85 33.91 33.99 −0.28 0.08 −0.36 −0.92 0.20 0.2091
SBP, mmHg 126.61 125.25 125.13 126.06 −1.36 0.93 −2.29 −6.13 1.54 0.2416
DBP, mmHg 76.11 73.93 75.46 74.36 −2.19 −1.10 −1.09 −3.56 1.38 0.3881
HbA1C, % 8.20 8.27 8.88 8.53 0.06 −0.34 0.41 −0.01 0.83 0.0553
Total cholesterol, mg/dL 176.04 172.12 183.96 181.39 −3.92 −2.57 −1.34 −16.45 13.77 0.8617
Triglycerides, mg/dL 182.72 183.21 137.09 155.36 0.49 18.27 −17.78 −73.75 38.17 0.5333
LDL, mg/dL 93.58 93.13 103.50 102.14 −0.45 −1.36 0.91 −9.35 11.17 0.8620
HDL, mg/dL 43.99 44.66 45.12 45.07 0.67 −0.05 0.72 −1.33 2.76 0.4915
a

Analysis was adjusted for age, gender, race, and history of hypertension.

1

CMS.gov. Medicaid incentives for the prevention of chronic disease model [Internet]. Baltimore, MD: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; updated 2017 Aug 9 [cited 2016 Oct 29]. Available from: https://innovation.cms.gov/initiatives/mipcd.

BMI = body mass index (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared); CI = confidence interval; DBP = diastolic blood pressure; HBA1C = glycated hemoglobin; HDL = high-density lipoprotein; LDL = low-density lipoprotein; SBP = systolic blood pressure.