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. 2021 Aug 21;18(16):8825. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18168825

Table 4.

Changes in weight outcomes at Time 1 and Time 2 compared to baseline by sex and according to BMI at baseline (n = 642).

MD (Time 2−Time 1) MD (Time 3−Time 1)
DPG PG CG DPG PG CG
Sex
Males
Weight (kg) −1.8 ± 1.3 ab −0.8 ± 1.4 −0.4 ± 3.5 −4.4 ± 1.4 ab −0.8 ± 1.8 −0.7 ± 2.2
BMI (kg/m2) −0.7 ± 0.5 ab −0.3 ± 0.5 −0.1 ± 1.2 −1.6 ± 0.5 ab −0.3 ± 0.6 −0.2 ± 0.8
WC (cm) −1.6 ± 4.0 −1.9 ± 3.0 −1.4 ± 4.5 −3.6 ± 4.0 ab −1.0 ± 3.6 −0.2 ± 4.5
HC (cm) −2.1 ± 3.3 a −1.7 ± 3.2 −1.1 ± 3.2 −3.8 ± 3.6 ab −1.1 ± 3.0 −1.3 ± 3.3
Females
Weight (kg) −1.4 ± 1.1 −0.9 ± 1.2 −0.9 ± 3.6 −3.8 ± 1.4 ab −1.2 ± 1.6 −1.0 ± 1.9
BMI (kg/m2) −0.6 ± 0.4 −0.4 ± 0.5 −0.4 ± 1.4 −1.6 ± 0.6 ab −0.5 ± 0.7 −0.4 ± 0.8
WC (cm) 0.5 ± 5.8 1.0 ± 5.3 0.6 ± 5.3 −2.1 ± 6.6 ab 0.6 ± 5.5 1.0 ± 5.6
HC (cm) −1.9 ± 3.5 −1.6 ± 4.7 −1.4 ± 4.1 −3.9 ± 3.4 ab −1.5 ± 4.7 −1.4 ± 3.9
BMI
BMI<28 kg/m2
Weight (kg) −1.4 ± 1.1 ab −0.7 ± 1.3 c −0.2 ± 3.1 −4.0 ± 1.5 ab −0.8 ± 1.5 −0.5 ± 1.4
BMI (kg/m2) −0.6 ± 0.4 ab −0.3 ± 0.5 −0.1 ± 1.2 −1.6 ± 0.6 ab −0.3 ± 0.6 −0.2 ± 0.5
WC (cm) −0.2 ± 5.3 −0.4 ± 4.6 0.1 ± 5.2 −2.8 ± 5.4 ab −0.5 ± 4.4 c 0.8 ± 4.9
HC (cm) −1.9 ± 3.2 a −1.5 ± 3.3 −0.9 ± 3.4 −3.8 ± 3.5 ab −1.2 ± 3.4 −0.9 ± 3.4
BMI ≥ 28 kg/m2
Weight (kg) −1.8 ± 1.3 −1.1 ± 1.3 −1.4 ± 4.0 −4.3 ± 1.4 ab −1.4 ± 1.9 −1.3 ± 2.6
BMI (kg/m2) −0.7 ± 0.5 −0.4 ± 0.5 −0.5 ± 1.6 −1.7 ± 0.6 ab −0.6 ± 0.8 −0.5 ± 1.0
WC (cm) −0.9 ± 5.0 −0.2 ± 4.8 −1.0 ± 4.7 −2.7 ± 6.0 ab 0.5 ± 5.5 −0.1 ± 5.5
HC (cm) −2.2 ± 3.8 −1.9 ± 5.3 −2.0 ± 4.1 −3.8 ± 3.4 ab −1.6 ± 5.0 −2.6 ± 4.2

DPG: dietary and physical activity interventions group; PG: physical activity interventions group; CG: control group; BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; HC: hip circumference; MD: mean difference; p-value differences between DPG and CG: a p < 0.05; p-value differences between DPG and PG: b p < 0.05; p-value differences between PG and CG: c p < 0.05.