TABLE 3.
Baseline Characteristics and Program Completion Overall and by Group
| Baseline |
6 Months |
Significant Change* |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1, mean (SD) | Group 2, mean (SD) | Group 1, mean (SD) | Group 2, mean (SD) | Over Time |
Over Time Between Groups* |
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| F | Pr > F | F | Pr > F | |||||
| Weight, lb | 203.1 (8.8) | 201.8 (9.7) | 191.4 (8.6) | 196.8 (9.5) | 13.5† | <0.001 | 4.8 | 0.02 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 31.2 (1.2) | 32.5 (1.3) | 29.4 (1.1) | 31.7 (1.3) | 11.7† | <0.001† | 4.8 | 0.01 |
| Blood pressure, mmHg | ||||||||
| Systolic | 121.9 (2.2) | 124.8 (2.4) | 119.9 (3.3) | 122.4 (3.5) | 0.6 | 0.45 | 0.2 | 0.69 |
| Diastolic | 79.0 (2.1) | 82.7 (2.2) | 80.2 (2.5) | 76.9 (2.4) | 0.6 | 0.47 | 1.1 | 0.32 |
| Lipids, mg/dL | ||||||||
| LDL cholesterol | 107.5 (7.5) | 122.9 (8.1) | 113.3 (6.8) | 124.4 (7.3) | 1.4 | 0.24 | 0.1 | 0.78 |
| HDL cholesterol | 53.0 (2.8) | 46.3 (3.0) | 54.0 (2.8) | 47.9 (3.0) | 1 | 0.32 | 0.1 | 0.76 |
| Triglycerides | 114.0 (19.6) | 138.2 (21.1) | 91.7 (10.5) | 108.7 (11.2) | 6.1 | 0.02 | 0.1 | 0.94 |
| A1C, % | 5.8 (0.1) | 5.8 (0.1) | 5.6 (0.0) | 5.7 (0.1) | 21.4‡ | <0.001‡ | 1 | 0.33 |
*
All unadjusted models determined to be significant (P <0.05) were assessed for confounding by sex, age, race, prediabetes status, program completion, and number of classes attended. Final models were adjusted only for variables identified as confounders using PROC GLM.
†
Model adjusted for race.
‡
Model adjusted for sex.