Evaluation of a community-based participatory physical activity promotion project: effect on cardiovascular disease risk profiles of school employees

Table 4 Pre and post intervention differences in risk factors.

Mean ± SEM	Pre intervention	Post intervention	P-value	Cohen's d
Total Cholesterol (mg/dL)
All	193 ± 2.6	181 ± 2.3	< 0.0001	0.4
Women	189 ± 2.7	178 ± 2.5	< 0.0001	0.4
Men	213 ± 6.7	191 ± 5.1	< 0.0001	0.6
HDL-Cholesterol (mg/dL)
All	54 ± 1.1	47 ± 1.0	< 0.0001	0.5
Women	57 ± 1.2	49 ± 1.0	< 0.0001	0.6
Men	42 ± 1.5	35 ± 1.4	< 0.0001	0.8
LDL-Cholesterol (mg/dL)
All	114 ± 2.5	109 ± 2.1	0.01	0.2
Women	107 ± 2.4	104 ± 2.3	0.1	0.1
Men	143 ± 6.3	130 ± 4.5	0.02	0.4
Triglyceride (mg/dL)
All	130 ± 6.3	132 ± 5.4	0.8	0.03
Women	127 ± 7.1	128 ± 5.6	0.9	0.01
Men	145 ± 13.0	149 ± 15.1	0.7	0.1
Glucose (mg/dL)
All	91 ± 1.6	91 ± 1.2	0.8	0.0
Women	91 ± 1.9	91 ± 1.4	1.0	0.0
Men	90 ± 1.7	92 ± 2.5	0.5	0.2
Systolic BP (mmHg)
All	124 ± 1.2	121 ± 1.1	0.004	0.2
Women	122 ± 1.4	119 ± 1.3	0.001	0.2
Men	129 ± 2.7	130 ± 1.6	0.02	0.07
Diastolic BP (mmHg)
All	76 ± 0.81	76 ± 0.75	0.7	0.0
Women	75 ± 0.88	75 ± 0.82	0.6	0.0
Men	80 ± 1.9	80 ± 1.7	0.7	0.0
Body mass index (kg/m²)
All	29 ± 0.53	29 ± 0.55	0.3	0.0
Women	29 ± 0.63	29 ± 0.66	0.4	0.0
Men	29 ± 0.75	29 ± 0.76	0.1
Waist circumference (cm)
All	93 ± 1.3	93 ± 1.3	0.2	0.0
Women	92 ± 1.4	90 ± 1.4	0.01	0.0
Men	100 ± 2.6	101 ± 2.1	0.4	0.0

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