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Table 1 Baseline and 9-month clinical and laboratory data and their changes according to the type of intervention (IP: intensive and TP: traditional)

From: Cardiometabolic risk reduction through lifestyle intervention programs in the Brazilian public health system

 

Intensive

Traditional

p (intensivevs. traditional)

 

Baseline

9 months

p

Baseline

9 months

p

 

Energy intake (kcal)

1870 ± 77

1519 ± 64

<0.001

1735 ± 83

1539 ± 70

<0.001

0.043

Body mass index (kg/m2)

31.7 ± 5.7

31.0 ± 5.7

<0.001

29.9 ± 5.8**

29.4 ± 5.4**

0.002

0.510

Waist circumference (cm)

103.6 ± 11.9

101.0 ± 10.7

<0.001

98.6 ± 13.5**

97.3 ± 12.8**

0.036

0.053

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

136.3 ± 17.4

132.2 ± 19.1

0.060

134.3 ± 17.8

134.7 ± 18.9

0.994

0.037

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

84.2 ± 10.0

79.6 ± 8.5

<0.001

80.3 ± 9.9**

79.7 ± 8.1

0.933

<0.001

Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL)

99.4 ± 12.1

96.7 ± 12.1

0.072

99.1 ± 11.0

98.4 ± 12.8

0.646

0.262

2-h plasma glucose (mg/dL)

121.2 ± 27.6

114.1 ± 28.5

0.047

115.1 ± 26.9

114.2 ± 30.3

0.991

0.088

Fasting insulin (μUI/mL)

10.4 ± 6.9

8.8 ± 6.7

0.089

9.9 ± 6.8

7.8 ± 5.9

0.019

0.569

HOMA-IR

2.55 ± 1.75

2.10 ± 1.61

0.059

2.44 ± 1.79

1.96 ± 1.65

0.059

0.904

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

201.8 ± 39.8

197.6 ± 39.9

0.258

195.9 ± 44.6

193.6 ± 46.9

0.370

0.748

HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)

42.7 ± 11.8

45.5 ± 12.6

0.058

41.7 ± 11.8

45.3 ± 12.3

0.011

0.563

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

151.4 ± 66.5

144.7 ± 51.6

0.568

150.4 ± 68.4

152.7 ± 87.8

0.725

0.245

Adiponectin (ng/mL)

11.6 ± 7.2

15.7 ± 9.7

0.018

18.1 ± 17.6**

18.2 ± 17.1

0.999

0.030

TNF-α (ng/mL)

12.6 ± 6.2

11.0 ± 7.2

0.017

12.4 ± 7.2

10.6 ± 5.3

0.004

0.634

C-reactive protein (mg/dL)

0.60 ± 0.56

0.58 ± 0.56

0.963

0.42 ± 0.49**

0.30 ± 0.34**

0.084

0.132

  1. Data expressed as means and standard deviations.
  2. Statistical analysis: repeated measures ANOVA or ANCOVA.
  3. * p < 0.05; **p < 0.001 vs. intensive.
  4. BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; TNF: tumor necrosis factor.