Table 5 Baseline assessment and changes in primary outcomes in the intervention group between completers and controls and non-completers and controls from baseline at 10 weeks (per protocol)
Variable | Completers (n=103) | Non-completers (n=57) | Controls (n=66) | ∆ Completers vs. Controls | p§ | ∆ Non-completers vs. Controls | p§ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Weight (kg), mean±SD |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 baseline | 88.01±19.67 | 90.39±21.62 | 83.25±14.78 |  |  |  |  |
 at 10 weeks | 87.35±19.75 | 90.34±21.57 | 83.47±15.38 |  |  |  |  |
 change at 10 weeks | −0.72±2.43 | −0.05±2.27 | 0.22±2.40 | 0.95±0.38 | 0.03 | 0.28±0.43 | 0.80 |
 ≥ 5% weight loss, n (%) | 11 (10.7%) | 0 | 3 (4.5%) |  |  |  |  |
BMI (kg/m2), mean±SD |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 baseline | 30.29±5.67 | 31.11±6.38 | 28.87±5.12 |  |  |  |  |
 at 10 weeks | 30.04±5.74 | 31.09±6.40 | 28.95±5.32 |  |  |  |  |
 change at 10 weeks | −0.23±0.86 | −0.01±0.77 | 0.08±0.87 | 0.33±0.13 | 0.04 | 0.09±0.15 | 0.80 |
Waist (cm), mean±SD |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 baseline | 107.54±16.23 | 107.59±16.67 | 103.82±13.87 |  |  |  |  |
 at 10 weeks | 106.87±16.26 | 107.40±16.47 | 104.37±14.28 |  |  |  |  |
 change at 10 weeks | −0.64±2.41 | −0.14±2.42 | 0.55±2.93 | 1.23±0.41 | <0.01 | 0.74±0.47 | 0.25 |
Fat mass (%), mean±SD |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 baseline | 34.82±10.30 | 33.70±10.09 | 32.55±11.01 |  |  |  |  |
 at 10 weeks | 33.41±10.57 | 33.04±10.09 | 32.60±11.13 |  |  |  |  |
 change at 10 weeks | −1.33±3.24 | −0.64±2.44 | 0.05±2.62 | 1.45±0.48 | <0.01 | 0.71±0.54 | 0.39 |