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. 2020 Nov 3;8(11):e19869. doi: 10.2196/19869

Table 2.

The effect of the intervention and time on primary and secondary outcomes over the intervention period.

Outcome measures Model effects

Group Time Group × time

F test (df) P value F test (df) P value F test (df) P value
Dietary behaviors (FFQ25a)






Energy intakeb 1.07 (1,70) .30 73.30 (2,148) <.001c 27.59 (2,148) <.001c

Macronutrient intakeb







Fat 3.23 (1,70) .08 23.26 (2,148) <.001c 7.07 (2,148) .001c


Carbohydrates 0.08 (1,70) .78 21.78 (2,148) <.001c 4.58 (2,148) .01c


Protein 4.83 (1,70) .03c 24.73 (2,148) <.001c 5.88 (2,148) .003c

Macronutrients proportion (%)






Fatb 3.91 (1,70) .05 2.01 (2,148) .14 2.56 (2,148) .08


Carbohydratesb 4.75 (1,70) .03c 1.90 (2,148) .15 1.65 (2,148) .19


Proteind 2.67 (1,70) .11 1.76 (2,148) .17 0.16 (2,148) .85
Physical activity (IPAQe)






Totald 0.04 (1,70) .84 19.38 (2,148) <.001c 3.68 (2,148) .03c

Light intensityf 0.39 (1,66.83) .53 19.42 (2,133) <.001j 1.77 (2,133) .17

Moderate intensityg 0.16 (1,66.65) .69 9.63 (2,139.7) .001c 6.84 (2,139.7) .001c

Vigorous intensityh 3.87 (1,50.53) .05 0.08 (2,76.37) .92 0.51 (2,76.07) .60
Stage of dietary behavior change (SOCi,j) 3.56 (1,145) .06 6.37 (2,145) .002c 27.18 (2,145) <.001c
Stage of physical activity change (SOCi) 2.66 (1,145) .10 6.31 (2,145) .002c 47.76 (2,145) <.001c
Anthropometric characteristicsb






BMI (kg/m²) 0.47 (1,70) .50 125.40 (2,148) <.001c 21.68 (2,148) <.001c

Waist circumference (cm) 4.54 (1,70) .04c 172.47 (2,148) <.001c 44.62 (2,148) <.001c

aFFQ25: simplified food frequency questionnaire 25.

bModel (response variable of gamma distribution with log link) included age, gender, education level, and occupational classification as covariates. Number of observations=228.

cP values represent statistically significant results, P<.05.

dModel (response variable of lognormal distribution with identity link) included age, gender, education level, and occupational classification as covariates. Number of observations=228.

eIPAQ: International Physical Activity Questionnaire (long version in Chinese).

fModel (response variable of lognormal distribution with identity link) included age, gender, education level, and occupational classification as covariates. Number of observations=213.

gModel (response variable of lognormal distribution with identity link) included age, gender, education level, and occupational classification as covariates. Number of observations=220.

hModel (response variable of lognormal distribution with identity link) included age, gender, education level, and occupational classification as covariates. Number of observations=132.

iModel (response variable of multinomial distribution with cumulative logit link) included age, gender, education level, and occupational classification as covariates. Number of observations=228.

jSOC: Stage of Change.