Table 4 Estimates of the effects of the TASK intervention between Week 4, Week 8, Week 12, and baseline
Variables | Mean ± SD or N (%) | Week 4 vs. baseline | Week 8 vs. baseline | Week 12 vs. baseline | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline | Week 4 | Week 8 | Week 12 | Difference (95% CI) | Effect size | p -value | Difference (95% CI) | Effect size | p -value | Difference (95% CI) | Effect size | p -value | |
Systolic blood pressure | 134.28 ± 27.46 | 137.33 ± 20.92 | 129.89 ± 26.22 | 128.47 ± 18.99 | 3.06 (− 4.90, 11.01) | 0.19 | 0.429 | − 4.39 (− 12.24, 3.46) | − 0.28 | 0.255 | − 7.00 (− 15.55, 1.55) | − 0.42 | 0.102 |
Diastolic blood pressure | 80.39 ± 16.67 | 78.44 ± 10.02 | 76.28 ± 11.27 | 76.94 ± 11.83 | − 1.94 (− 8.99, 5.10) | − 0.14 | 0.568 | − 4.11 (− 10.59, 2.37) | − 0.32 | 0.198 | − 3.76 (− 10.08, 2.55) | − 0.31 | 0.225 |
Weight | 190.11 ± 44.57 | 189.48 ± 44.84 | 182.88 ± 38.36 | 186.61 ± 47.02 | − 0.62 (− 2.23, 0.98) | − 0.19 | 0.425 | − 7.22 (− 18.78, 4.34) | − 0.31 | 0.205 | − 4.98 (− 9.08, − 0.88) | − 0.62 | 0.020 |
Fruits/vegetables intake | 0.371 | 0.724 | 0.289 | ||||||||||
2 servings or less | 11 (58%) | 8 (44%) | 9 (50%) | 7 (41%) | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
3 servings or more | 8 (42%) | 10 (56%) | 9 (50%) | 10 (59%) | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Fiber intake | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||||||||
20 mg or less | 16 (84%) | 15 (83%) | 15 (83%) | 14 (78%) | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
21 mg or more | 3 (16%) | 3 (17%) | 3 (17%) | 4 (22%) | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Sodium intake | 2147.52 ± 806.85 | 1714.18 ± 645.98 | 1662.09 ± 472.95 | 1878.60 ± 1306.05 | − 433.34 (− 765.40, − 101.27) | − 0.67 | 0.014 | − 485.43 (− 876.00, − 94.86) | − 0.64 | 0.018 | − 326.83 (− 1202.46, 548.80) | − 0.20 | 0.439 |
Percent of fat intake | 29.59 ± 14.17 | 28.49 ± 9.07 | 28.51 ± 7.59 | 25.98 ± 6.44 | − 1.10 (− 6.96, 4.76) | − 0.10 | 0.696 | − 1.08 (− 7.72, 5.56) | − 0.08 | 0.734 | − 4.15 (− 11.53, 3.23) | − 0.30 | 0.249 |
Percent of carbohydrate intake | 32.69 ± 9.42 | 32.65 ± 8.76 | 36.12 ± 11.11 | 33.24 ± 10.17 | − 0.04 (− 5.25, 5.18) | 0.00 | 0.989 | 3.43 (− 2.83, 9.69) | 0.28 | 0.263 | 0.44 (− 5.80, 6.68) | 0.04 | 0.882 |
Self-efficacy to exercise (SEE) | 60.75 ± 23.35 | 71.00 ± 18.69 | 71.17 ± 17.67 | 80.71 ± 17.68 | 9.61 (− 0.55, 19.77) | 0.47 | 0.062 | 9.78 (− 2.01, 21.56) | 0.41 | 0.098 | 17.06 (6.51, 27.60) | 0.83 | 0.003 |
Perceived Self-Stress Scale (PSS) | 21.65 ± 3.88 | 17.56 ± 5.03 | 18.00 ± 4.79 | 18.82 ± 5.27 | − 3.56 (− 5.65, − 1.46) | − 0.84 | 0.002 | − 3.11 (− 5.07, − 1.15) | − 0.79 | 0.004 | − 2.53 (− 4.90, − 0.16) | − 0.55 | 0.038 |