Variables

Control group (n = 90)

Intervention group (n = 90)

Baseline data

Data after 12 months

Difference in means (CI 95%)

P

Baseline data

Data after 12 months

Difference in means (CI 95%)

P

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

BMI

30.77 ± 6.14

32.30 ± 4.85

1.53 (0.88 to 2.19)

0.05

32.33 ± 7.85

29.71 ± 4.87

−2.54 (−3.16 to −1.92)

0.001

Waist circumference

100.23 ± 12.22

104.43 ± 12.05

4.20 (3.88 to 4.51)

0.001

100.76 ± 16.33

95.26 ± 11.08

−5.50 (−6.56 to −4.43)

0.001

SBP

144.00 ± 21.71

145.65 ± 22.69

1.63 (0.26 to 3.01)

0.02

144.66 ± 24.73

145.64 ± 22.65

−0.98 (−0.26 to 3.01)

0.07

DBP

85.97 ± 15.71

87.70 ± 12.49

1.50 (1.41 to 2.05)

0.001

90.51 ± 13.75

89.83 ± 12.49

−0.68 (−0.91 to 2.05)

0.24

BF %

30.78 ± 11.49

32.28 ± 9.47

2.41 (0.53 to 2.48)

0.03

33.29 ± 12.68

30.60 ± 9.47

−2.70 (−4.04 to −1.33)

0.001

Gly (blood glucose)

1.13 ± 0.09

1.22 ± 0.08

0.08 (0.07 to 0.09)

0.001

1.12 ± 0.8

1.05 ± 0.10

−0.07 (0.05 to 0.08)

0.001

TG

1.51 ± 0.16

1.63 ± 0.15

0.12 (0.11 to 0.13)

0.001

1.50 ± 0.15

1.28 ± 0.15

−0.21 (−0.25 to −0.18)

0.001

HDL-C

0.41 ± 0.09

0.42 ± 0.03

0.01 (−0.02 to 0.15)

0.87

0.43 ± 0.12

0.54 ± 0.03

0.19 (0.08 to 0.13)

0.001

Total-C

2.08 ± 0.35

2.07 ± 0.37

−0.01 (−0.02 to 0.04)

0.06

2.02 ± 0.37

1.97 ± 0.42

−0.04 (−0.06 to 0.02)

0.001

LDL-C

1.18 ± 0.26

1.20 ± 0.26

0.01 (−0.03 to 0.08)

1.38

1.21 ± 0.25

1.22 ± 0.29

0.02 (−0.03 to 0.04)

0.14

Score of health food* consumption/week

16.14 ± 12.08

15.03 ± 12.49

−0.21 (0.63 to 0.21)

0.32

12.75 ± 6.30

19.15 ± 12.33

6.40 (7.38 to 12.49)

0.001

Amount of alcohol (g)/week

73.46 ± 12.19

73.65 ± 12.22

0.18 (−0.76 to 0.38)

0.51

73.65 ± 14.76

60.35 ± 12.20

−0.13 (−7.19 to −0.09)

0.03

Intensity of leisure- time activities (MET)

10.53 ± 3.47

10.55 ± 3.52

0.22 (−0.08 to 0.53)

0.15

10.03 ± 3.17

18.28 ± 3.61

8 (8.51 to 16.20)

0.001

Tobacco use (%)

53

55

0.03

55

57

0.70

Incidence of diabetes

1/90

5/90

0%

0%