Table 1.

Intervention Goals and Delivery Approaches for PREMIER Treatment Groups

	Advice-Only	Established	Established + DASH
Intervention Goals:
Weight loss	As Needed	≥15 lba	≥15 lba
Total calories/day	No Target	Individual Targetb	Individual Targetb
Physical activity/week	Increase	180 minutes	180 minutes
Sodium/day	Reduce	≤2400 mg	≤2400 mg
Alcohol/day	≤1 oz. Men	≤1 oz. Men	≤1 oz. Men
	≤.5 oz. Women	≤.5 oz. Women	≤.5 oz. Women
Dietary Variables:	Food Guide Pyramid	JNC V	DASH
% Kcal Fat	Food Guide Pyramid	≤30%	≤25%
% Kcal Saturated Fat	Food Guide Pyramid	≤10%	≤7%
Fruits & Vegetables servings	Food Guide Pyramid	Not emphasized	9-12 servings
Dairy servings	Food Guide Pyramid	Not emphasized	2-3 servings
Self-Monitoring Recommendations:
Number days per week	None	≥3	≥3
Behavioral targets monitored	None	Sodium, Physical Activity	Sodium, Physical Activity, Fat, Fruits & Vegetables, Dairy
Intervention Delivery Approach:
Number individual sessions	2	7	7
Number group sessions	0	26	26

Note.

Intervention goals specifically targeted indicated in bold.

^aWeight loss target for those with BMI ≥ 25

^bIndividual target set for caloric intake to achieve weight loss

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DASH Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (Appel et al, 1997)