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