Table 3.
Comparison of the changes in body weight, body composition, blood pressure, and HbA1ca.
| Characteristics | N (mHealthb/CONc) | mHealth, mean (SD) | Conventional, mean (SD) | P valued | |
| Body weight (kg) | 32/32 | –0.519 (1.655) | 0.000 (1.832) | .29 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 32/32 | –0.133 (0.640) | –0.167 (0.709) | .86 | |
| Fat mass (kg) | 31/30 | –0.292 (1.964) | 0.153 (2.357) | .56e | |
| Body fat (%) | 31/30 | –0.255 (2.454) | 0.172 (2.574) | .43e | |
| Fat free mass (kg) | 31/30 | –0.102 (1.703) | –0.173 (1.933) | .78e | |
| Body water (%) | 30/30 | 0.240 (3.173) | –0.360 (2.702) | .21 | |
| Blood pressure (mm Hg) | |||||
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Systolic | 31/31 | –0.226 (12.328) | –2.839 (11.097) | .51 |
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Diastolic | 31/31 | –2.839 (9.000) | –1.097 (9.239) | .51e |
| HbA1cf (%) | 32/32 | –0.269 (0.663) | –0.009 (0.693) | .19 | |
aSome participants’ data are missing.
bmHealth: integrative mobile health service.
cCON: conventional treatment.
dCalculated by paired t test.
eCalculated using Wilcoxon signed-rank test.
fHbA1c: hemoglobin A1c.