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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Health Promot. 2014 Feb 13;28(5):336–339. doi: 10.4278/ajhp.100127-ARB-29

Table.

Baseline Sample Characteristics and Hypothesis Test Results*

Baseline Sample Characteristics Hypothesis Test Results


Control
(N - 610)
Intervention
(N - 598)
Outcome

BMI WHtR


β SE p β SE p
Characteristic
  BMI, mean (SD) 29.25 (4.02) 29.38 (3.93)
  WHR§, mean (SD) 0.56 (0.06) 0.56 (0.06)
  Age, y, mean (SD) 46.11 (10.16) 46.00 (9.65)
  Race = white, % 9.02 5.69
  Gender = male, % 49.84 46.66
Effects
  Annual rate of change
    Time (assessment year) 0.33 0.13 <0.01 −0.73 0.10 <0.0001
    Study condition (intervention) −0.10 0.07 0.18 −0.18 0.13 0.14
    Patient age (y) −0.01 0.00 <0.0001 - - -
  Baseline
    Study condition (intervention) −0.04 0.18 0.81 −0.16 0.03 0.57
    Race (Filipino) −1.55 0.21 <0.0001 −0.29 0.30 0.34
    Race (non-Filipino Asian) −1.15 0.22 <0.0001 −1.03 0.31 <0.01
    Race,§ (Pacific Islander) 1.76 0.22 <0.0001 1.85 0.32 <0.0001
    Physical activity (MET) −0.00 0.00 <0.0001 −0.00 0.00 <0.0001
    Calorie-dense diet 0.17 0.02 <0.0001 0.28 0.03 <0.0001
    Patient age (y) - - - 0.11 0.01 <0.0001
*

The following variables did not meet p < 0.1 retention criteria for inclusion in the regression model: rate of change effects–job category, gender; baseline effects–job category, race: other, age. BMI indicates body mass index; WHtR, waist to height ratio; and MET, Metabolic Equivalent Task.

Parameter estimate in a covariate-adjusted hierarchical regression model.

Weight (kg)/height (m)2.

§

Waist circumference (cm)/height (cm).

Reference categories: study condition: control; race: Caucasian.

< 0.01 and >−0.01.