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. 2018 Oct 20;19:279. doi: 10.1186/s12882-018-1075-2

Table 4.

Pre-post changes in primary and secondary outcomes

Time – Mean (SD)
Baseline 12 weeks Diff (95% CI) d p
Person Variables
 KiKS 17.0 (5.0) 20.7 (3.8) 3.7 (2.7–4.8) 0.8 <.001
 Understanding of Physical Activity Guidelines 16.4 (2.5) 17.2 (2.3) 0.9 (0.1–1.6) 0.4 .02
Self-Efficacy
 SEMCD-6 6.7 (2.1) 7.44 (1.9) 0.8 (0.3–1.2) 0.4 <.01
Emotional Distress/Self-Appraisal
 DASS-21
  Depressionab 4.2c (4.1d) 3.0c (3.3d) 1.2 (0.1–2.1) 0.3e .03
  Anxietyab 4.6c (4.1d) 4.4c (4.1d) 0.2 (−0.91–1.3) 0.1e .70
  Stressab 5.7c (4.2d) 4.5c (3.6d) 1.2 (0.3–2.1) 0.3e .01
Behaviour
 Aus.CKD-SM 47.0 (8.7) 53.2 (7.5) 6.2 (4.5–7.9) 0.8 <.001
  Self-Integration 13.7 (3.3) 15.8 (2.9) 2.2 (1.5–2.9) 0.7 <.001
  Seeking Support 8.3 (2.7) 9.2 (2.7) 1.0 (0.4–1.5) 0.4 <.001
  Adherence to Lifestyle Modifications 12.4 (2.8) 13.7 (2.7) 1.4 (0.8–2.0) 0.5 <.001
  Problem-Solving 12.7 (2.7) 14.4 (2.1) 1.7 (1.1–2.3) 0.7 <.001
HAP
Maximum Activity Score 69.2 (15.6) 72.0 (14.8) 2.8 (0.6–5.0) 0.2 .01
Adjusted Activity Score 59.4 (21.5) 62.4 (19.3) 3.0 (0.6–5.3) 0.2 .02
Self-care 7.5 (1.6) 7.5 (1.5) < 0.1 (−0.2–0.2) < 0.1 .89
Personal/Household Work 18.7 (6.6) 19.4 (5.9) 0.7 (− < 0.1–1.5) 0.1 .06
Entertainment/Social 9.5 (2.8) 10.0 (2.6) 0.5 (< 0.1–0.9) 0.2 .04
Independent Exercise 8.0 (6.5) 9.2 (6.8) 1.2 (0.1–2.2) 0.2 .04
AUDIT-C 2.4 (2.7) 2.0 (2.3) 0.3 (0.1–0.6) 0.1 .01
Fruit and Vegetables Consumed Yesterdaya 2.3 (1.5) 6.3 (3.0) 4.0 (3.3–4.8) 1.7 <.001
Communication with HCPsf 13.4 (2.9) 14.3 (2.3) 0.7 (0.2–1.6) 0.3 .01
Cigarettes per day (n = 4) 16.3 (4.8) 16.3 (4.8) 0.0 (−6.5–6.5) < 0.001 .99
Outcomes
eGFR (n = 46) 55.2 (24.1) 51.3 (24.2) 3.9 (1.0–6.9) 0.7 .01
BP (n = 39) 88.5% at target (T0 and T1)
Systolic 129.6 (23.3) 120.7 (15.8) 8.9 (2.9–14.9) 0.7 <.01
Diastolic 74.8 (11.1) 70.5 (9.6) 4.3 (0.9–7.8) 0.6 .01
SF12
PCS 41.3 (11.1) 44.5 (8.7) 3.2 (0.9–5.4) 0.3 .01
MCS 51.9 (9.8) 50.9 (9.6) −1.1 (−3.8–1.6) 0.1 .43
Weight (n = 37) 87.4 (30.6) 87.8 (30.6) −0.4 (−1.1–0.4) 0.3 .32

SD standard deviation, Diff mean difference, CI confidence interval

d = Effect size (small ≥0.2; medium ≥0.5; large ≥0.8 [40])

an = 56

bWilcoxon Signed-Rank test results reported to deal with effects of violations of t-test assumptions

cMedian

dIQR

er = Effect size (small ≥0.1; medium ≥0.3; large ≥0.5 [40])

fn = 65