Table 3.
Change in BP and serum lipids at 4 months from baseline.
| Parameter | Baseline Mean (SD) |
Follow-up Mean (SD) |
Change Mean (SD) |
P value |
| Weight (lb)a | 217.5 (59.5) | 208.5 (53.7) | –9.0 (10.4) | <.001 |
| BMIab | 33.6 (7.2) | 32.2 (6.5) | –1.34 (1.5) | <.001 |
| Systolic BPac (mm Hg) | 132.4 (15.8) | 128.0 (16.6) | –4.4 (13.1) | .04 |
| Diastolic BP (mm Hg)a | 80.5 (10.5) | 79.8 (10.5) | –0.8 (7.5) | 0.48 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 168.3 (42.8) | 151.7 (41.1) | –16.6 (46.0) | <.001 |
| HDLad cholesterol, (mg/dL) | 40.4 (9.1) | 40.0 (10.9) | –0.4 (7.1) | .90 |
| LDLae cholesterol (mg/dL) | 100.1 (36.5) | 93.6 (31.9) | –6.5 (27.5) | .04 |
| Total cholesterol/HDL Ratio | 4.4 (1.4) | 3.9 (1.3) | –0.5 (1.4) | .003 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 236.7 (194.30) | 193.0 (163.2) | –43.7 (115.4) | .008 |
aFor n=54 (1 subject did not complete the 4-month assessment at the study site, but submitted results from an external laboratory).
bBMI: body mass index.
cBP: blood pressure.
dHDL: high-density lipoprotein.
eLDL: low-density lipoprotein.