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. 2020 May 11;20:652. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-08796-1

Table 5.

Comparison of the final adjusted means, according to groups allocation

Variables Usual care control group Intervention group CI (95%) p value 1
n MI CI (95%) FAM CI (95%) n MI CI (95%) FAM CI (95%)
Weight (Kg) 35 80.2 76.0–84.4 81.2 80.3–82.0 51 80.4 77.0–83.7 79.8 79.1–80.5 −1.4 −2.5;-0.3 .01
BMI (kg/m2) 35 32.8 31.6–34.1 33.5 33.1–33.8 51 33.3 32.2–34.4 33.0 32.7–33.3 −0.5 −0.9; −0.5 .03
WC (cm) 35 96.8 94.4–99.3 95.0 93.5–96.5 51 93.3 90.1–96.4 93.7 92.6–94.9 −1.3 −3.2; 0.6 .19
Energy consumption (KJ) 35 1404.4 1254.2–1554.6 1465.4 1356.7 51 1513.2 1392.1–1634.3 1392.1 1302.3–1481.8 −73.4 − 216.0; 69.2 .31
Adiponectina (ng/mL) 15 29.7 20.1–39.3 24.9 19.0–30.7 20 23.9 16.4–31.4 25.1 20.0–30.1 0.2 −7.9;8.3 .96
Resistina (pg/mL) 15 4.8 2.1–7.5 3.8 2.4–5.2 20 4.8 3.6–6.0 5.8 4.6–7.0 2.0 −0.6; 3.9 .04
Blood glucosea (mg/dl) 15 94.7 85.1–104.2 94.0 87.2–100.8 20 95.2 79.6–110.8 81.3 75.6–87.1 −12.6 −22.0;-3.3 .10

Note: CI confidence interval, MI mean initial, FAM final adjusted mean, BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference

1ANCOVA: adjusting for age, education, measured at baseline and followed the guidelines. aSubsample. Δ = difference between final adjusted mean