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Table 5 Comparison of the final adjusted means, according to groups allocation

From: The transtheoretical model is an effective weight management intervention: a randomized controlled trial

Variables

Usual care control group

Intervention group

CI (95%)

p value 1

n

MI

CI (95%)

FAM

CI (95%)

n

MI

CI (95%)

FAM

CI (95%)

Weight (Kg)

35

80.2

76.0–84.4

81.2

80.3–82.0

51

80.4

77.0–83.7

79.8

79.1–80.5

−1.4

−2.5;-0.3

.01

BMI (kg/m2)

35

32.8

31.6–34.1

33.5

33.1–33.8

51

33.3

32.2–34.4

33.0

32.7–33.3

−0.5

−0.9; −0.5

.03

WC (cm)

35

96.8

94.4–99.3

95.0

93.5–96.5

51

93.3

90.1–96.4

93.7

92.6–94.9

−1.3

−3.2; 0.6

.19

Energy consumption (KJ)

35

1404.4

1254.2–1554.6

1465.4

1356.7

51

1513.2

1392.1–1634.3

1392.1

1302.3–1481.8

−73.4

− 216.0; 69.2

.31

Adiponectina (ng/mL)

15

29.7

20.1–39.3

24.9

19.0–30.7

20

23.9

16.4–31.4

25.1

20.0–30.1

0.2

−7.9;8.3

.96

Resistina (pg/mL)

15

4.8

2.1–7.5

3.8

2.4–5.2

20

4.8

3.6–6.0

5.8

4.6–7.0

2.0

−0.6; 3.9

.04

Blood glucosea (mg/dl)

15

94.7

85.1–104.2

94.0

87.2–100.8

20

95.2

79.6–110.8

81.3

75.6–87.1

−12.6

−22.0;-3.3

.10

  1. Note: CI confidence interval, MI mean initial, FAM final adjusted mean, BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference
  2. 1ANCOVA: adjusting for age, education, measured at baseline and followed the guidelines. aSubsample. Δ = difference between final adjusted mean