Control | Intervention | Mean difference | 95% CI | p Value | |||
Baseline n=20 | Δ 3 months n=15 | Baseline n=17 | Δ 3 months n=15 | ||||
Weight (kg) | 141.2±30.7 | −3.0±6.2 | 139.3±28.8 | −9.6±6.7* | −11.8† | −22.1 to −1.45 | 0.03† |
*p=0003 | |||||||
BMI (kg/m2) | 50.8±7.5 | −1.0±2.6 | 51.4±8.2 | −3.5±2.5* | −2.5† | −4.44 to −0.57 | 0.01† |
*p=0.0003 | |||||||
NC (cm) | 44.0 (42 to 48) | −1.0 (−2.7 to 1.0) | 48.0 (38.0 to 49.4) | −1.5 (−4.8 to 1.9) | −0.52 | −2.4 to 1.37 | 0.58 |
CC (cm) | 138 (129 to 144) | −3.0* (−7.1 to 0) | 133.0 (130.2 to 138.7) | −3.0 (−7.2 to 1.5) | 0.37 | −4.38 to 5.11 | 0.16 |
*p=0.034 | |||||||
WC (cm) | 135.5 (129.5 to 142.0) | −4.0 (−7.0 to 2.6) | 132.0 (127.0 to 141.6) | −7.0* (−12.8 to −4) | −6.1† | −11.27 to −1.05 | 0.02† |
*p=0.0006 | |||||||
HC (cm) | 151.5 (145.3 to 162.3) | −0.5 (−4.0 to 3.0) | 149.0 (134.9 to 163.7) | −7.0* (−14.9 to −2.4) | −5.27 | −10.65 to 0.11 | 0.05 |
*p=0.0082 | |||||||
LTC (cm) | 74.5 (64.4 to 86.8) | −1.3 (−10.9 to 2.8) | 70.5 (63.1 to 76.0) | 1.5 (−2.6 to 6.5) | 1.52 | −4.16 to 7.20 | 0.55 |
RTC (cm) | 74.0 (64.4 to 89.1) | −0.1 (−8.0 to 4.8) | 72.5 (62.8 to 78.6) | 0.5 (−2.3 to 4.1) | −1.41 | −6.75 to 3.93 | 0.59 |
Missing data at 3 months: control n=2, intervention n=3.
Age and BMI are shown as mean ±SD and all other values are shown as median (IQR).
*Significant intragroup difference from baseline p<0.05.
†Parameters with significant difference between groups from baseline to 3 months in p value column, p<0.05.
BMI, body mass index; CC, chest circumference; HC, hip circumference; LTC, left thigh circumference; NC, neck circumference; RTC, right thigh circumference; WC, waist circumference.