Improving heart health among Black/African American women using civic engagement: a pilot study

BMC Public Health

Table 4 Study outcomes

	Pre-Intervention, Mean (SD)	Post-Intervention, Mean (SD)	Unadjusted coefficient (95% CI)	Adjusted coefficient (95% CI)
Anthropometrics
Weight, lb	204.8 (35.7)	206.7 (39.2)	0.513 (−2.112, 3.137)	0.544 (−2.069, 3.156)^b
Waist circumference, cm	102.9 (12.9)	108.5 (16.2)	4.770** (1.555, 7.986)	- ^a
Adjusted body fat, %	44.0 (4.8)	42.7 (5.0)	−0.644 (−1.613, 0.324)	- ^a
Dietary intake
Dietary energy intake, kcal/day	1834 (830)	1544 (416)	−249.1† (−542.3, 44.14)	−233.9 (−533.7, 65.85)^d
Fruit intake, serving/day	1.3 (1.5)	1.5 (1.6)	.798† (−0.019, 1.616)	0.761 (−0.119, 1.641)^c
Vegetable intake, serving/day	2.2 (1.4)	2.3 (1.9)	0.424 (−0.624, 1.472)	0.505 (−0.542, 1.553)^f
Sodium intake, mg/day	2790 (1395)	2511 (706)	−256.0 (−855.9, 344.0)	−307.3 (−938.9, 324.2)^g
Physical activity
MVPA time, min/day	13.0 (8.8)	12.6 (9.2)	0.882 (−2.331, 4.096)	0.700 (−2.464, 3.865)^e
Total accelerometry count, 1000 counts/day	210.0 (74.3)	214.6 (94.6)	13.02 (−23.64, 49.67)	9.230 (−26.82, 45.28)^b
IPAQ, MET.min.wk^-a	3237 (3490)	4738 (4206)	1727* (379.98, 3416)	1619† (−62.49, 3302)^b
Cardiovascular fitness
Time to finish VO2max test, min	22.1 (3.4)	20.2 (2.5)	−1.869*** (−2.892, −0.845)	- ^a
Blood pressure
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg	137.4 (23.8)	122.5 (11.9)	−12.73*** (−18.94, −6.512)	- ^a
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg	81.9 (10.5)	77.3 (9.6)	−3.312* (−6.407, −0.217)	−2.83† (−5.901, 0.244)^c

All models adjusted for unique church ID number as fixed effects and personal ID number as random intercept
†: p < 0.10; *: p < 0.05; **: p < 0.01; ***: p < 0.001
Pre-post differences may not be equal to the unadjusted coefficient due to slight imbalance in responses caused by missing data
^aNo confounding variables identified
^bAdjusted for place of birth
^cAdjusted for place of birth and marital/partner status
^d Adjusted for age
^eAdjusted for place of birth, age, marital/partner status, education level, and employment status
^fAdjusted for place of birth, marital/partner status, and score on African American Acculturation Scale (AAAS)
^g Adjusted for age and score on African American Acculturation Scale (AAAS)

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