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Table 4 Measures of BMI, physical activity and dietary outcome (DINE) at baseline and at 12-month follow-up for the subset of participants providing data at both time points [15]

From: An app-, web- and social support-based weight loss intervention for adults with obesity: the ‘HelpMeDoIt!’ feasibility randomised controlled trial

 

N

Baseline

12 months

Change

Between-group difference (Intn − Control)

 

Estimate (95% CI)

ES (95% CI)

BMI (kg/m2)

 Con

32

36.9 (5.7)

36.0 (6.3)

− 0.9 (3.3)

Unadj.

− 0.3 (− 1.5 to 0.9)

− 0.11 (− 0.56 to 0.33)

 Int

50

36.9 (5.3)

35.7 (5.4)

− 1.2 (2.4)

Adj.

− 0.2 (− 1.4 to 1.0)

− 0.08 (− 0.52 to 0.37)

MVPA time as % of wear time (from activity monitor)*

 Con

15

4.1 (2.3)

3.5 (2.3)

− 0.6 (1.0)

Unadj.

− 0.3 (− 2.2, 1.7)

− 0.08 (− 0.73, 0.56)

 Int

24

6.5 (4.0)

5.6 (2.5)

− 0.9 (3.8)

Adj.

1.3 (− 0.1, 2.7)

0.44 (− 0.02, 0.90)

Average daily MVPA time (min, from activity monitor)

 Con

15

35.5 (19.4)

31.3 (20.3)

− 4.3 (10.5)

Unadj.

− 4.2 (− 21.1, 12.7)

− 0.16 (− 0.81, 0.48)

 Int

24

54.8 (34.3)

46.3 (20.2)

− 8.5 (32.2)

Adj.

9.3 (− 2.3, 20.9)

0.35 (− 0.09, 0.80)

Average daily sedentary time (min, from activity monitor)

 Con

15

661.7 (138.2)

703.4 (166.6)

41.7 (83.5)

Unadj.

− 52.9 (− 104.4, − 1.4)

− 0.66 (− 1.31, − 0.02)

 Int

24

642.7 (94.0)

631.5 (82.8)

− 11.2 (77.6)

Adj.

− 60.8 (− 110.5, − 11.0)

− 0.76 (− 1.38, − 0.14)

Average daily step count (from activity monitor)

 Con

15

5650 (1526)

5335 (1844)

− 315 (1130)

Unadj.

43 (− 1876, 1963)

0.01 (− 0.63, 0.66)

 Int

24

7232 (3712)

6960 (2568)

− 272 (3669)

Adj.

1187 (− 180, 2555)

0.40 (− 0.06, 0.86)

Average daily energy expenditure (kcal/day, self-report)

 Con

32

3879 (1121)

3606 (750)

− 273 (828)

Unadj.

113 (− 179, 404)

0.17 (− 0.27, 0.62)

 Int

49

3717 (715)

3557 (779)

− 160 (502)

Adj.

62 (− 180, 304)

0.09 (− 0.28, 0.47)

Average daily energy expenditure per kg body weight (kcal/kg/day, self-report)

 Con

32

38.2 (7.1)

36.7 (4.1)

− 1.6 (6.5)

Unadj.

1.0 (− 1.6, 3.6)

0.17 (− 0.27, 0.62)

 Int

49

37.2 (4.9)

36.7 (3.7)

− 0.6 (5.3)

Adj.

0.0 (− 1.7, 1.6)

0.00 (− 0.29, 0.28)

Fibre score (score < 30 = low fibre)

 Con

32

18.6 (10.6)

19.2 (11.6)

0.6 (12.6)

Unadj.

− 4.1 (− 9.2, 0.9)

− 0.36 (− 0.81, 0.08)

 Int

49

19.8 (9.7)

16.3 (11.8)

− 3.6 (10.6)

Adj.

− 3.3 (− 8.1, 1.5)

− 0.29 (− 0.71, 0.13)

Fat score (score < 30 = low fat)

 Con

32

27.1 (12.6)

22.9 (9.6)

− 4.1 (10.8)

Unadj.

− 1.4 (− 6.4, 3.6)

− 0.13 (− 0.57, 0.32)

 Int

49

28.4 (11.6)

22.9 (12.7)

− 5.5 (11.4)

Adj.

− 0.4 (− 4.8, 4.0)

− 0.04 (− 0.43, 0.36)

Healthy eating score (score = fibre − fat; negative score indicates unhealthy diet)

 Con

32

− 8.5 (16.1)

− 3.8 (13.2)

4.7 (16.6)

Unadj.

− 2.7 (− 8.9, 3.4)

− 0.20 (− 0.64, 0.25)

 Int

49

− 8.6 (13.3)

− 6.6 (12.9)

2.0 (11.7)

Adj.

− 2.9 (− 8.0, 2.2)

− 0.21 (− 0.58, 0.16)

Unsaturated fat score (score 6–9 = moderate unsaturated fat intake)

 Con

32

9.3 (1.8)

8.2 (3.7)

− 1.1 (3.5)

Unadj.

− 2.3 (− 4.3, − 0.3)

− 0.45 (− 0.85, − 0.06)

 Int

49

9.2 (2.2)

5.8 (5.0)

− 3.3 (5.6)

Adj.

− 2.2 (− 4.0, − 0.4)

− 0.44 (− 0.80, − 0.07)

Fruit and vegetable score (score = portions per day)

 Con

32

5.0 (3.4)

4.9 (2.9)

− 0.1 (3.4)

Unadj.

0.7 (− 0.6, 1.9)

0.24 (− 0.21, 0.69)

 Int

49

4.7 (2.6)

5.2 (2.5)

0.5 (2.2)

Adj.

0.4 (− 0.6, 1.5)

0.16 (− 0.23, 0.55)

Fizzy juice score (score = cans of juice per day)

 Con

32

0.2 (0.6)

0.3 (0.9)

0.1 (0.4)

Non-parametric testa

 Int

49

0.0 (0.0)

0.2 (0.6)

0.2 (0.6)

Sugar score (score = tsps of sugar per day)

 Con

32

0.9 (5.3)

0.8 (3.5)

− 0.2 (1.9)

Non-parametric testa

 Int

49

0.5 (1.3)

0.3 (0.8)

− 0.2 (0.9)

  1. Models adjusted for baseline value, age, gender and high BMI (> 40)
  2. *MVPA, moderate or vigorous physical activity
  3. aNot suitable for linear regression modelling. Change from baseline compared between groups using Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney test. Median difference with 95% CI reported