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. 2023 Jan 26;19:6. doi: 10.1186/s12992-023-00910-3

Table 3.

The 18-Month Efficacy of the Intensive Lifestyle Modification Program on T2D risk scores, Glycemic, Weight-related, Behavioral, and Psychosocial Outcomes: the GEM triala

Intervention Group (n = 160) Control Group (n = 160) Generalized Estimation Equation Model
Unadjusted Intervention Effect Adjusted Intervention Effect
β (95%CI) p-value β (SE) p-value
T2D Risk Score, points −0.379 (−0.753 to − 0.004) 0.047 − 0.411 (− 0.815 to − 0.008) 0.046
 Baseline 24.77 (6.47) 24.68 (7.18)
 6-Month 21.99 (4.65) 23.27 (6.30)
 18-Month 22.04 (5.68) 22.85 (6.13)
FBG, mmol/L −0.172 (− 0.240 to − 0.104) <.001 − 0.169 (− 0.252 to − 0.087) <.001
 Baseline 5.23 (0.61) 5.04 (0.58)
 6-Month 4.93 (0.99) 5.06 (0.77)
 18-Month 4.86 (0.70) 5.13 (0.89)
OGTT-2 h, mmol/L −0.090 (−0.241 to 0.061) 0.241 −0.101 (− 0.293 to 0.091) 0.303
 Baseline 6.48 (1.44) 5.96 (1.47)
 6-Month 6.00 (1.60) 6.12 (1.72)
 18-Month 6.38 (1.62) 6.07 (1.93)
BMI, kg/m2 −0.188 (−0.367 to −0.009) 0.039 −0.194 (− 0.373 to − 0.015) 0.034
 Baseline 23.75 (3.44) 23.56 (3.71)
 6-Month 22.37 (3.94) 21.83 (3.56)
 18-Month 22.70 (2.92) 22.90 (3.22)
Waist Circumference > =80 cm, rate% −0.179 (−0.357 to −0.002) 0.047 −0.182 (− 0.358 to − 0.004) 0.045
 Baseline 54.10% 49.10%
 6-Month 33.60% 35.30%
 18-Month 35.20% 44.80%
Total physical activity level, moderate or high, rate% week −0.185 (−0.444 to 0.074) 0.161 −0.129 (− 0.485 to 0.227) 0.477
rate%
 Baseline 124 (77.5%) 126 (78.8%)
 6-Month 138 (86.3%) 135 (84.3%)
 18-Month 145 (90.6%) 137 (85.6%)
Intention to eat low glycemic index food 2.714 (0.897 to 4.531) 0.003 2.879 (0.650 to 5.107) 0.011
 Baseline 108.98 (20.67) 106.78 (21.15)
 6-Month 111.37 (17.60) 107.98 (20.15)
 18-Month 115.62 (17.41) 104.5 (21.16)
Perceived Stress −0.539 (−1.143 to 0.066) 0.081 −0.605 (−1.355 to 0.145) 0.114
 Baseline 25.15 (6.83) 23.54 (7.45)
 6-Month 23.91 (7.16) 24.06 (6.53)
 18-Month 23.34 (6.46) 23.71 (7.23)
Negative domain −0.339 (−0.697 to 0.019) 0.064 −0.444 (− 0.858 to − 0.029) 0.036
 Baseline 12.26 (4.02) 11.44 (4.25)
 6-Month 12.01 (4.52) 11.68 (3.64)
 18-Month 11.56 (3.95) 12.02 (3.68)
 Positive domain −0.245 (−0.685 to 0.194) 0.274 0.128 (−0.689 to 0.433) 0.654
  Baseline 12.88 (4.80) 12.09 (4.74)
  6-Month 11.90 (4.79) 12.38 (4.94)
  18-Month 11.78 (4.96) 11.68 (5.14)
Quality of life
 Physiological domain 0.057 (−0.128 to 0.242) 0.548 0.165 (− 0.060 to 0.390) 0.150
  Baseline 13.01 (1.65) 13.37 (1.71)
  6-Month 14.72 (1.97) 14.73 (1.82)
  18-Month 14.70 (1.98) 14.97 (1.89)
 Psychological domain 0.380 (0.177 to 0.583) <.001 0.464 (0.219 to 0.709) <.001
  Baseline 12.83 (1.81) 13.69 (1.94)
  6-Month 14.24 (2.13) 14.23 (2.03)
  18-Month 14.55 (2.20) 14.28 (2.10)
 Social relationship domain 0.113 (−0.078 to 0.304) 0.245 0.151 (−0.083 to 0.385) 0.206
  Baseline 14.65 (2.07) 15.12 (1.98)
  6-Month 15.09 (2.46) 15.27 (1.93)
  18-Month 15.14 (2.13) 15.33 (1.71)
 Environmental domain 0.293 (0.110 to 0.476) 0.002 0.335 (0.116 to 0.554) 0.003
  Baseline 12.18 (1.59) 12.79 (1.94)
  6-Month 14.03 (2.11) 13.77 (2.05)
  18-Month 14.43 (2.23) 14.24 (1.93)
Social Support 0.371 (−0.121 to 0.864) 0.139 0.747 (0.131 to 1.364) 0.018
 Baseline 44.44 (5.62) 44.97 (5.57)
 6-Month 44.13 (6.41) 44.23 (6.47)
 18-Month 45.99 (6.08) 45.29 (6.00)
General Self-Efficacy −0.250 (−0.793 to 0.293) 0.367 −0.113 (− 0.784 to 0.558) 0.742
 Baseline 25.69 (5.91) 25.20 (5.83)
 6-Month 24.64 (5.03) 24.89 (5.00)
 18-Month 25.42 (5.89) 25.71 (5.35)

aModels were adjusted for age, months after delivery, ethnicity, education (two levels: Senior high school and below and College and above) marriage, occupation (two levels: part-time job or no job, and full-time job), family income (two levels:≤3000 RMB and > 3000RMB per month), and cluster