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. 2021 Apr 1;16(4):e0248473. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248473

Table 3. Changes in clinical measures and chemistries (mean (SD)) from baseline to week 8 with baseline values imputed for missing.

Complete Case
All Participants Baseline High Risk Only
n Baseline 8 weeks Change P value n Baseline 8 weeks Change P value
Weight (lb) 399 169.5 (41.8) 168.0 (41.9) -1.51 (4.4) < .001 194 193.2 (44.7) 191.7 (44.9) -1.5 (5.0) <0.001
BMI (kg/m2) 392 31.6 (8.2) 31.4 (8.2) -0.3 (0.8) < .001 187 37.8 (7.8) 37.5 (7.9) -0.3 (1.0) <0.001
Waist Circumference (inches) 388 38.1 (5.2) 37.4 (5.4) -0.7 (2.0) < .01 210 40.6 (4.5) 39.9 (5.1) -0.8 (2.4) <0.001
Hemoglobin A1C (%) 133 5.91 (1.2) 5.76 (0.86) -0.15 (0.7) < .05 56 6.8 (1.5) 6.4 (1.0) -0.39 (1.0) <0.01
Glucose (mg/dl) 392 115.9 (46.1) 112.8 (39.4) -3.1 (40.0) 0.13 205 140.3 (52.3) 126.2 (47.4) -14.1 (48.9) <0.001
Systolic Blood Pressure (mm Hg) 397 125.6 (14.6) 122.9 (13.6) -2.7 (12.6) < .01 108 144.6 (10.1) 134.9 (12.6) -9.9 (14.8) <0.001
Diastolic Blood Pressure (mm Hg) 396 78.9 (10.1) 78.1 (9.8) -0.7 (11.3) 0.20 112 90.1 (7.8) 82.5 (8.4) -7.7 (10.6) <0.001
Cholesterol (mg/dl) 371 188.8 (38.3) 183.0 (36.1) -5.8 (27.8) < .01 125 231.2 (23.3) 210.4 (35.2) -20.7 (30.6) <0.001
Knowledge 303 75.6 (18.6) 85.9 (13.9) 10.6 (17.1) < .001 61 45.3 (11.7) 77.1 (12.4) 31.8 (18.6) <0.001
Imputing Baseline for Missing Follow-Up Values
All Participants Baseline High Risk Only
n Baseline 8 weeks Change P value n Baseline 8 weeks Change P value
Weight (lb) 622 169.0 (39.3) 168.0 (39.4) -1.0 (3.6) < .001 285 191.3 (40.4) 190.5 (40.6) - 0.8 (3.9) <0.001
BMI (kg/m2) 608 31.3 (7.7) 31.1 (7.6) -0.2 (0.7) < .001 283 37.3 (7.0) 37.1 (7.0) -0.2 (0.8) <0.001
Waist Circumference (inches) 606 38.0 (5.2) 37.5 (5.4) -0.4 (1.6) < .001 316 40.6 (4.6) 40.1 (5.0) -0.5 (2.0) <0.001
Hemoglobin A1C (g/dl) 200 6.1 (1.5) 6.0 (1.3) -0.2 (0.6) 0.179 87 7.1 (1.8) 6.8 (1.7) -0.3 (0.9) <0.01
Glucose (mg/dl) 616 120.9 (54.9) 118.9 (51.7) -2.0 (32.0) 0.131 350 145.0 (62.5) 136.7 (61.2) -8.3 (38.0) <0.001
Systolic Blood Pressure (mm Hg) 618 125.5 (14.5) 123.8 (13.9) -1.7 (10.2) < .001 179 143.9 (9.7) 137.9 (11.8) -6.0 (12.5) <0.001
Diastolic Blood Pressure (mm Hg) 619 79.1 (10.7) 78.6 (10.5) -0.5 (9.0) 0.196 170 90.7 (10.7) 85.7 (11.8) -5.1 (9.3) <0.001
Cholesterol (mg/dl) 606 189.7 (38.8) 186.1 (37.7) -3.5 (21.9) < .001 215 231.0 (25.7) 218.9 (34.2) -12.1 (25.4) <0.001
Knowledge 470 75.6 (18.6) 82.4 (16.7) 6.8 (14.6) < .001 103 45.8 (11.6) 64.7 (22.3) 18.8 < .001

Notes

1Knowledge is presented as percentage correct of 20 items.