Table 1 Published DPP translation studies

A Worksite Diabetes Prevention Program Two-Year Impact on Employee Health, 2006 [11]

BD Medical, Sandy, Utah

Within- group study design

Weight, body mass index, waist circumference, oral glucose tolerance testing, fasting insulin, blood lipids, and aerobic fitness

22 (8 M, 14 F)

2 years

0.76 lbs.

N/A

*A Randomized Controlled Trial Translating the Diabetes Prevention Program to a University Worksite, Ohio, 2012–2014, 2016 [12]

Ohio State University

Pretest–posttest control group design

Primary outcome was percentage weight change; secondary outcomes were height, waist circumference, Biometrics, dietary intake, and PA levels

35

3 months

5.1 lbs.

N/A

*Early Weight-Loss Success Identifies Non-responders after a Lifestyle Intervention in a Worksite Diabetes Prevention Trial, 2015 [13]

Ohio State University

Pre and post intervention in randomized experimental group

Percent weight loss

32 (5 M, 27 F)

4 months

16.7 lbs. in those who lost > 5% weight & 5.6 lbs. in those who lost < 5% weight

N/A

*A translational worksite diabetes prevention trial improves psychosocial status, dietary intake, and step counts among employees with prediabetes: A randomized controlled trial, 2015 [14]

Ohio State University

Randomized pretest/posttest control group design

Psychosocial outcomes including self-efficacy for eating a low fat (LF) diet and PA, goal commitment and difficulty, employee presenteeism, social support, problem solving.

35

3 months

N/A

N/A

Putting the National Diabetes Prevention Program to Work: Predictors of Achieving Weight-Loss Goals in an Employee Population, 2019 [15]

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Exploratory analysis of data from DPP participants enrolled in the first 5 cohorts

Primary outcome was characteristics and program metrics for DPP participants.

165

12 months

Session attendance and physical activity independently predicted achievement of the 5% weight-loss goal in this worksite translation of the DPP.

Mixed methods study of engagement in behaviors to prevent type 2 diabetes among employees with pre-diabetes, 2016 [16]

University of Michigan

Pre and post mixed methods study

Facilitators of and barriers to engagement in recommended behaviors

82 (23 M, 59 F)

3 months

N/A

Key facilitators of engagement included assistance and encouragement from social networks as well as use of external supports such as tracking devices. Barriers to engagement included competing demands and insufficient resources for healthy behaviors.