Table 8.
Unadjusted changes of the outcome measures from baseline to follow-up by treatment group and for total study sample.
| Variablea | Unconditional incentive | Aversion incentive | Total sample | |||
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n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | N | Mean (SD) |
| Weight (lbs) | 13 | –3.88 (3.44) | 16 | –1.63 (7.46) | 29 | –2.64a (6.01) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 13 | –0.24 (1.53) | 16 | –0.03 (1.62) | 29 | –0.12 (1.55) |
| Total cholesterol | 6 | –42.33 (116.97) | 13 | –2.15 (26.44) | 19 | –14.84 (68.08) |
| High-density lipoprotein | 6 | 4.71 (18.20) | 14 | 3.45 (7.82) | 20 | 3.89 (11.98) |
| Hemoglobin A1cb | 13 | 0.18 (0.65) | 16 | –0.68 (1.29) | 29 | –0.30 (1.12) |
aThe analysis of variance for comparing the changes between the treatment groups; paired t test for comparing the changes in the total sample from the baseline to the posttest.
bP<.05.