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. 2018 Oct 30;29(2):308–314. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/cky222

Table 3.

Cardiometabolic outcomes (change from baseline to 6-year follow-up and mean difference) in the intervention and control group of the LIFEstyle and RADIEL study

Cardiometabolic outcomes LIFEstyle study RADIEL study
n Intervention n Control MDb BCa 99% n Intervention n Control MDb,c BCa 99%
Δa Δa C.I. Δa Δa C.I.
Weight, kg—mean (SD) 50 −3.4 (14.2) 60 −1.5 (13.5) −1.8 −8.8 to 4.7 22 2.9 (15.4) 17 −1.8 (9.3) 2.0 −10 to 11.8
BMI, kg/m2—mean (SD) 50 –0.5 (5.1) 60 0.0 (4.7) –0.6 –2.7 to 1.6 22 1.1 (5.6) 17 –0.6 (3.2) 0.7 −3.5 to 4.2
Waist Circumference, cm—mean (SD) 48 –0.5 (12.5) 60 –0.3 (13.5) –0.8 –6.1 to 4.6 21 7.1 (12.9) 17 8.1 (10.0) –3.2 –14.3 to 8.0
Hip Circumference, cm—mean (SD) 49 –2.6 (9.9) 60 –2.5 (9.4) –0.5 –5.0 to 3.6 21 2.9 (13.1) 17 –3.2 (6.6) 4.8 –4.6 to 13.8
Systolic Blood pressure, mmHg—mean (SD) 48 –3.9 (14.6) 60 –6.0 (15.3) –0.2 –7.3 to 6.9 22 2.7 (11.1) 17 3.7 (15.0) 1.6 –11.2 to 17.5
Diastolic Blood pressure, mmHg—mean (SD) 48 1.6 (10.2) 60 0.5 (9.4) –0.5 –5.1 to 4.4 22 –0.8 (8.4) 17 –2.8 (11.0) 4.1 –4.1 to 12.4
Fasting glucose, mmol/L—mean (SD) 36 0.0 (0.6) 52 0.0 (1.1) –0.3 –0.7 to 0.2 22 –0.1 (0.7) 17 0.0 (0.5) –0.2 –0.7 to 0.4
HOMA-IR—mean (SD) 35 –0.1 (2.3) 50 0 (2.6) –0.4 –1.6 to 0.9 18 1.4 (2.8) 16 0.8 (2.2) 0.3 –2.3 to 2.6
Total Cholesterol, mmol/L—mean (SD) 36 –0.1 (1.0) 52 0.0 (0.8) 0.0 –0.5 to 0.5 22 –0.1 (0.7) 16 –0.1 (0.6) –0.1 –0.6 to 0.5
LDL Cholesterol, mmol/L—mean (SD) 36 –0.2 (1.0) 52 –0.2 (0.7) 0.0 –0.4 to 0.4 22 0.0 (0.7) 16 0.2 (0.5) –0.2 –0.8 to 0.4
HDL Cholesterol, mmol/L—mean (SD) 36 0.2 (0.3) 52 0.1 (0.3) 0.1 –0.0 to 0.3 22 0.1 (0.4) 16 0.0 (0.4) 0.1 –0.2 to 0.5
Triglycerides, mmol/L—mean (SD) 36 –0.3 (1.6) 52 –0.1 (0.6) –0.3 –0.7 to 0.3 22 –0.1 (0.7) 16 0.1 (0.6) –0.1 –0.6 to 0.4
HS-CRP, mg/l—mean (SD) 36 0.1 (4.5) 52 1.8 (5.6) –1.6 –4.4 to 1.2 22 –0.5 (6.3) 17 –0.1 (2.5) 0.6 –3.5 to 5.9
HbA1c, mmol/mol—mean (SD)d 42 n.a. 52 n.a. –1.7 –5.2 to 1.2 18 1.6 (4.7) 11 –0.3 (5.7) 1.2 –3.3 to 7.1
Fat percentage, %e 50 n.a. 60 n.a. –0.5 –2.7 to 1.3 17 n.a. 16 n.a. –1.1 –8.5 to 5.8
PWV, m/sf 37 n.a. 49 n.a. 0.1 –1.2 to 1.1 19 n.a. 16 n.a. 0.4 –0.8 to 1.7
a

Change between baseline and follow-up.

b

Mean differences between intervention and control group at follow-up based on linear regression models adjusted for baseline values, unless stated otherwise.

c

Adjusted for age at baseline.

d

No baseline value in LIFEstyle study, mean difference is unadjusted.

e

No baseline value, mean difference is adjusted for BMI at baseline.

f

No baseline value, mean difference is adjusted for pulse pressure at baseline.