Effect of the intervention on weight and waist circumference.
| Structured support | Pedometer | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Participants, n | 53 | 50 | 55 | 48 |
| Weight, kg | ||||
| Baseline visit, mean (SD) | 94.13 (16.06) | 101.0 (18.60) | 97.84 (17.36) | 97.03 (18.03) |
| Final visit, mean (SD) | 92.96 (16.13) | 97.03 (18.45) | 95.31 (16.41) | 94.51 (18.50) |
| Change: final—follow-up, mean (SD) | −1.17 (3.84) | −3.96 (3.47) | −2.53 (3.88) | −2.52 (3.98) |
| Adjusted differencea, mean (95% CI) | −2.63 (−4.06 to −1.20) | −0.11 (−1.52 to 1.30) | ||
| Weight loss, % | ||||
| Final visit, mean (SD) | −1.20 (4.06) | −3.96 (3.40) | −2.42 (3.96) | −2.69 (4.05) |
| Adjusted differencea, mean (95% CI) | −2.78 (−4.25 to −1.30) | −0.36 (−1.82 to 1.10) | ||
| Weight change, n (%) | ||||
| Lost ≥5% | 10 (18.9) | 17 (34.0) | 13 (23.6) | 14 (29.2) |
| Lost 0–5% | 23 (43.4) | 27 (54.0) | 29 (52.7) | 21 (43.8) |
| Gained weight | 20 (37.7) | 6 (12.0) | 13 (23.6) | 13 (27.1) |
| Waist circumferenceb, cm | ||||
| Baseline visit, mean (SD) | 108.0 (11.15) | 113.5 (15.11) | 110.1 (13.05) | 111.2 (13.94) |
| Final visit, mean (SD) | 106.6 (12.15) | 110.3 (15.62) | 108.1 (12.91) | 108.6 (15.23) |
| Change: final—follow-up, mean (SD) | −1.41 (4.68) | −3.19 (3.50) | −1.99 (3.66) | −2.57 (4.82) |
| Adjusted differencea, mean (95% CI) | −1.80 (−3.39 to −0.20) | −0.84 (−2.42 to 0.73) | ||