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. 2021 Nov 2;71(713):e921–e930. doi: 10.3399/BJGP.2021.0172

Table 3.

Changes in anthropometric and clinical measures at 12 months

Anthropometric/clinical measure Participants, n Mean change from baseline Adjusted difference at follow-upa



Control, n= 173 Intervention, n= 180 Control Intervention Coefficient (95% CI) P-value
Body mass index, kg/m2 130 123 −0.19 0.002 0.18 (−0.10 to 0.47) 0.205
Body weight, kg 130 123 −0.85 −0.33 0.51 (−0.26 to 1.28) 0.192
Waist circumference, cm 130 123 0.61 0.34 −0.33 (−1.84 to 1.19) 0.671
Hip circumference, cm 130 123 −0.12 0.19 0.08 (−1.29 to 1.44) 0.914
Waist:hip ratio 130 123 0.01 0.001 0.005 (−0.01 to 0.02) 0.629
Left-hand grip, kg 130 123 −2.97 −1.57 1.06 (−0.51 to 2.64) 0.186
Right-hand grip, kg 129 123 −2.60 −1.59 0.78 (−0.87 to 2.43) 0.352
Systolic blood pressure, mm HG 130 123 −2.71 −1.21 1.61 (−2.03 to 5.25) 0.385
Diastolic blood pressure, mm HG 130 123 −3.61 −3.81 −0.05 (−2.03 to 1.94) 0.962
Resting heart rate, b.p.m. 130 123 0.12 −0.59 −0.65 (−2.57 to 1.26) 0.503
Total cholesterol, mmol/l 124 125 −0.18 −0.24 −0.04 (−0.19 to 0.11) 0.585
HDL cholesterol, mmol/l 124 125 −0.02 −0.01 −0.02 (−0.10 to 0.05) 0.540
LDL cholesterol, mmol/l 123 122 −0.13 −0.23 −0.07 (−0.20 to 0.05) 0.226
Triglycerides, mmol/l 124 125 −0.15 0.003 0.16 (−0.01 to 0.32) 0.058
Total cholesterol:HDL ratio 124 125 −0.13 −0.19 −0.01 (−0.11 to 0.10) 0.925
HbA1c, % 129 129 −0.09 −0.08 −0.001 (−0.11 to 0.11) 0.985
HbA1c, mmol/mol 129 129 −0.96 −1.24 −0.36 (−1.66 to 0.95) 0.591
a

Adjusted for stratification factors: sex, ethnicity; baseline value. Participants with missing outcome data or missing variables required for the model adjustment were excluded. CI = confidence interval. HbA1c = glycated haemoglobin. HDL = high-density lipoprotein. LDL = low-density lipoprotein.