Table 3.
Comparisons of different health outcomes between the control and intervention group.
| Outcomes | CG (n = 72) | p Value a | IG (n = 99) | p Value b | p Value c | p Value d | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Post | Baseline | Post | |||||
| Anthropometric indicators, mean (SD) | ||||||||
| BMI, kg/m2 | 24.3(1.9) | 24.5(2.4) | 0.346 | 24.3(2.5) | 24.4(2.7) | 0.348 | 0.585 | 0.675 |
| WC, cm | 82.4(5.7) | 85.1(5.8) | <0.001 | 81.5(6.6) | 84.0(10.1) | <0.001 | 0.651 | 0.468 |
| Cardiovascular risk profile, mean (SD) | ||||||||
| SBP, mmHg | 107.0(10.9) | 102.1(8.9) | 0.006 | 107.3(10.3) | 102.7(8.1) | <0.001 | 0.095 | 0.606 |
| DBP, mmHg | 71.3(7.0) | 68.5(6.5) | 0.002 | 74.6(8.0) | 67.4(6.1) | <0.001 | 0.017 | 0.275 |
| FPG, mmol/L | 4.6(0.5) | 5.1(0.4) | 0.002 | 5.0(0.4) | 4.6(0.5) | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| TG, mmol/L | 1.2(0.6) | 1.3(0.6) | 0.142 | 1.1(0.6) | 1.2(0.6) | 0.023 | 0.694 | 0.216 |
| HDL, mmol/L | 1.4(0.2) | 1.3(0.2) | 0.955 | 1.4(0.3) | 1.5(0.3) | 0.228 | 0.672 | 0.015 |
| Mental health, n (%) | ||||||||
| Poor well-being | 18(25.0) | 13(18.0) | 0.359 | 27(27.3) | 13(13.1) | 0.001 | 0.739 | 0.376 |
| Depression | 16(22.2) | 13(18.0) | 0.648 | 27(27.3) | 16(16.2) | 0.064 | 0.452 | 0.881 |
| Social anxiety | 16(22.2) | 20(27.8) | 0.388 | 30(30.3) | 20(20.2) | 0.137 | 0.239 | 0.321 |
Note: Boldface indicates statistical significance (p value < 0.05). Values are mean (SD) for continuous variables or n (%) for classified variables. CG, Control group; IG, Intervention group; BMI, Body mass index; WC, Waist circumference; SBP, Systolic blood pressure; DBP, Diastolic blood pressure; FPG, Fasting plasma glucose; TG, Triglyceride; HDL, High-density lipoprotein; SD, Standard deviation. a Wilcoxon signed-rank (continuous variables) and McNemar’s test (classified variables) between baseline and post-intervention for the CG. b Wilcoxon signed-rank (continuous variables) and McNemar’s test for (classified variables) between baseline and post-intervention for the IG. c Mann–Whitney U (continuous variables) and Chi squared test (classified variables) between the CG and IG at baseline. d Mann–Whitney U (continuous variables) and Chi squared test (classified variables) between the CG and IG at post-intervention.