Intervention Group

Control Group

Baseline

Week 8

Baseline

Week 8

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Δ%

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Δ%

BMI

31.2

8.5

27.4

7.5

−12.2*

31.3

7.0

30.5

6.6

−2.6

Waist circumference (cm)

98

17.7

91

12.6

−8.2*

99

16.2

97

16.3

−2.0

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

134

8.8

129

7.5

−3.7

134

7.9

132

7.7

−1.5

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

83

5.2

81

4.5

−1.2

84

5.4

84

5.1

0

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

233

11.3

214

10.6

−8.2*

232

11.6

226

10.4

−2.2

LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

154

10.6

139

9.8

−9.7*

149

8.9

147

10.2

−1.3

HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

42

4.4

44

4.1

+4.8

44

4.7

44

4.8

0

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

184

19.7

154

16.1

−16.3

190

18.8

176

18.1

−7.4

Blood sugar (mg/dL)

107

5.9

102

6.0

−4.9*

107

6.2

106

5.7

−0.9

Insulin (mg/dL)

27

5.1

22

4.4

−18.5*

26

4.9

25

4.2

−3.8

Uric acid (mg/dL)

6.1

0.9

5.9

0.8

−3.3

6.1

0.8

6.0

0.7

−1.6

CV risk at 10 years (%)

13.9

6.2

11.1

5.1

−20.1**

12.9

6.1

12.6

6.0

−2.3