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Table 2 Cardiovascular risk factors at baseline, 6 months and 1 year

From: Long-term effects on cardiovascular risk of a structured multidisciplinary lifestyle program in clinical practice

Total parameter

Baseline n = 100

6 months n = 88

1 year n = 80

ANOVA p-value

Weight (kg)

93.4 (19.2)

92.5 (19.5)a

92.6 (19.8)

0.056

BMI (kg/m2)

31.6 (28.3 to 35.5)

31.4 (28.1 to 35.3)a

31.1 (28.0 to 34.9)

< 0.001

Waist Circumference (cm)

108.4 (15.0)

106.8 (15.3)a

105.9 (15.1)a, b

< 0.001

Men (cm)

113.5 (14.6)

112.4 (14.3)

111.7 (13.2)a

0.099

Women (cm)

105.5 (14.6)

103.7a(15.1)

102.6a,b(15.1)

0.001

Systolic BP (mmHg)

135 (120 to 149)

130 (120 to 140)a

130 (120 to 140)a

< 0.001

With BP lowering medication* (n = 66)

140 (125 to 150)

130 (120 to 140)

130 (120 to 140)a

0.002

No medication (n = 34)

130 (120 to 140)

120 (119 to 140)

130 (118 to 136)

0.027

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

85 (80 to 90)

80 (75 to 90)a

80 (75to 85)a

< 0.001

With BP lowering medication* (n = 66)

85 (80 to 90)

80 (75 to 90)

80 (79 to 85)a

0.006

No medication (n = 34)

80 (80 to 90)

80 (80 to 85)

80 (70 to 90)

0.018

Heart rate (bpm)

66 (60 to 76)

68 (62 to 80)

64 (60 to 76)

0.087

Total Cholesterol (mmol/l)

5.1 (1.1)

4.9 (1.1)a

4.9 (1.0)

0.019

With Statins (n = 36)

4.5 (0.9)

4.3 (0.8)

4.4 (0.9)

0.151

No statins (n = 64)

5.4 (1.1)

5.2 (1.1)

5.1 (1.0)

0.081

LDL (mmol/l)

3.1 (2.4 to 3.9)

2.8 (2.3 to 3.9)

2.8 (2.2 to 3.7)

0.065

With Statins (n = 36)

2.6 (2.1 to 3.1)

2.4 (2.1 to 2.7)

2.4 (2.0 to 2.7)

0.342

No statins (n = 64)

3.6 (2.8 to 4.2)

3.2(2.6 to 4.1)

3.2 (2.6 to 4.0)

0.181

HDL (mmol/l)

1.3 (1.0 to 1.5)

1.2 (1.0 to 1.5)

1.4 (1.0 to 1.6)

0.227

Men (n = 36)

1.1 (0.4)

1.1 (0.5)

1.2 (0.6)

0.260

Women (n = 64)

1.4 (0.4)

1.4 (0.4)

1.4 (0.4)

0.633

Triglycerides (mmol/l)

1.2 (0.9 to 1.6)

1.3 (0.9 to 1.6)

1.2 (0.8 to 1.8)

0.376

  1. Values are presented as mean (SD) or median (Q1 to Q3)
  2. aSignificantly different from baseline, p < 0.05
  3. bSignificantly different from 6 months, p < 0.05
  4. BMI Body Mass Index, BP Blood pressure, LDL Low density lipoprotein, HDL High density lipoprotein