Table 2 Changes in risk factors from baseline to follow-up at one year for study participants
From: Healthy Hearts – A community-based primary prevention programme to reduce coronary heart disease
Improved | Metric | Mean | Std. Deviation | Sig. (2-tailed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline Weight (kg) | 78.95 | 16.735 | ||
1. No | Follow-up Weight (kg) | 79.367 | 16.8307 | 0.023 |
Baseline BMI | 28.13 | 4.843 | ||
2. No | Follow-up BMI | 28.38 | 4.872 | 0.001 |
Baseline Waist circumference (cm) | 89.56 | 17.027 | ||
3. No | Follow-up Waist circumference (cm) | 90.94 | 13.656 | 0.059 |
Baseline Systolic BP (mmHg) | 141.53 | 18.681 | ||
4. Yes | Follow-up Systolic BP (mmHg) | 138.65 | 17.014 | <0.001 |
Baseline Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 83.78 | 9.606 | ||
5. Yes | Follow-up Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 82.65 | 10.449 | 0.022 |
Baseline Pulse Pressure | 57.75 | 13.873 | ||
6. Yes | Follow-up Pulse Pressure | 55.93 | 12.745 | 0.003 |
Baseline Total Cholesterol | 5.5113 | 1.04420 | ||
7. Yes | Follow-up Total Cholesterol | 5.3530 | .99085 | 0.002 |
Baseline HDL (mmol/l) | 1.2777 | .37721 | ||
8. Yes | Follow-up HDL (mmol/l) | 1.3787 | .40722 | <0.001 |
Baseline Glucose (mmol/l) | 5.4884 | .90338 | ||
9. Yes | Follow-up Glucose (mmol/l) | 5.305 | 1.1556 | 0.008 |