Table 1.
Participants’ characteristics at baseline.
| Characteristic | Total (n=1298) |
Waiting list (control) (n=470) |
Platform only (n=420) |
Platform and coaching (n=408) |
|
| Weight (kg), mean (95% CI) | 82.8 (81.9-83.6) | 82.6 (81.3-84.0) | 83.4 (81.7-85.0) | 82.3 (80.8-83.7) | |
| Age (years), mean (95% CI) | 33.6 (33.0-34.2) | 33.4 (32.4-34.4) | 34.4 (33.4-35.6) | 33.0 (31.9-34.0) | |
| BMI (kg/m2), mean (95% CI) | 29.89 (29.66-30.13) | 29.73 (29.37-30.08) | 30.12 (29.67-30.58) | 29.85 (29.44-30.26) | |
| Female, n (%) | 996 (76.7) | 362 (77.0) | 315 (75.0) | 319 (78.2) | |
| Vegetable intakea, mean (95% CI) | 3.1 (3.1-3.2) | 3.1 (3.0-3.2) | 3.1 (3.0-3.2) | 3.1 (3.0-3.2) | |
| Fruit intakea, mean (95% CI) | 2.8 (2.7-2.8) | 2.8 (2.7-2.9) | 2.7 (2.6-2.8) | 2.8 (2.7-2.9) | |
| Whole grains intakea, mean (95% CI) | 1.8 (1.7-1.8) | 1.7 (1.6-1.9) | 1.7 (1.6-1.9) | 1.8 (1.7-1.8) | |
| Ultraprocessed foodsa, mean (95% CI) | 2.7 (2.7-2.8) | 2.8 (2.7-2.9) | 2.7 (2.6-2.8) | 2.8 (2.6-2.8) | |
| Sweetened beveragesa, mean (95% CI) | 1.8 (1.7-1.9) | 1.8 (1.7-1.9) | 1.8 (1.7-1.9) | 1.8 (1.7-1.9) | |
| Moderate physical activityb, mean (95% CI) | 2.4 (2.2-2.6) | 2.6 (2.4-2.8) | 2.9 (2.5-3.0) | 1.8 (1.6-2.0) | |
| Vigorous physical activityb, mean (95% CI) | 1.3 (1.1-1.8) | 1.5 (1.1-1.8) | 1.6 (1.3-2.0) | 0.6 (0.4-1.3) | |
| Stages of change for physical activityc, n (%) | |||||
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Precontemplation | 46 (3.9) | 19 (4.0) | 12 (2.9) | 15 (3.7) |
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Contemplation | 435 (36.7) | 146 (31.1) | 163 (38.8) | 126 (30.9) |
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Preparation | 276 (23.4) | 86 (18.3) | 96 (22.9) | 94 (23.0) |
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Action | 256 (21.7) | 86 (18.3) | 79 (18.8) | 91 (22.3) |
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Maintenance | 169 (14.3) | 81 (17.2) | 45 (10.7) | 43 (10.5) |
aMeasured in servings per day.
bMeasured as days per week exercising for more than 10 minutes.
cPrecontemplation=not intending to engage in physical activity within 6 months; contemplation=intending to engage in physical activity within 6 months; preparation=intending to engage in physical activity within 30 days; action=physically active for less than 6 months; maintenance=physically active for more than 6 months.