Table 1.
Primary and secondary outcomes at 5 years of follow-up: results from mixed linear models.
| Outcome | Intervention group (n=80) | Control group (n=84) | Mean differenceb β (95% CI) | P value |
|
|
| Primary |
|
|||||
|
|
Systolic blood pressure | 124.0 (12.1) | 126.6 (12.5) | –2.54 (–8.23 to 3.15) | .38 |
|
|
|
Diastolic blood pressure | 74.4 (8.8) | 74.2 (9.0) | 3.41 (–0.75 to 7.57) | .11 |
|
| Secondary | ||||||
|
|
Body weight (kg) | 78.0 (15.1) | 79.8 (15.7) | –5.42 (–10.4 to –0.48) | .03 |
|
|
|
BMI (kg/m2) | 31.4 (5.2) | 32.8 (5.9) | –2.56 (–4.46 to –0.66) | .008 |
|
|
|
Physical activity (METsa/min per week) | 1077 (1641.6) | 911 (1274.6) | –61.12 (–745.94 to 623.70) | .86 |
|
|
|
Daily intake of fruits and vegetablesb | 1.62 (0.95) | 1.65 (0.94) | 0.05 (–0.47 to 0.56) | .86 |
|
|
|
Daily intake of high-sodium foodb | 0.56 (0.60) | 0.82 (0.69) | –0.22 (–0.55 to 0.11) | .20 |
|
|
|
Daily intake of high-fat and high-sugar foodsb | 3.72 (1.69) | 3.93 (1.73) | 0.98 (0.14 to 1.82) | .02 |
|
aMETs: metabolic equivalents.
bMean differences were estimated using linear mixed models using information from the baseline and 6-month, 12-month, and 5-year follow-ups and were controlled by sex and age.