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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants

From: Interactive web-based lifestyle intervention and metabolic syndrome: findings from the Red Ruby (a randomized controlled trial)

 

Total (n = 160)

Control (n = 80)

Intervention (n = 80)

P

Age (mean, SD)

44 .5 ± 10

44.8 ± 10

43.3 ± 10.1

0.345a

Gender (number, %)

   

0.403c

 Males

106 (66.3)

56 (70.0)

50 (62.5)

 

 Females

54 (33.8)

24 (30.0)

30 (37.5)

 

Education (number, %)

   

0.080c

 ≤12

71 (44.4)

41 (51.3)

30 (37.5)

 

 >12

89 (55.6)

39 (48.8)

50 (62.5)

 

Marital status (number, %)

   

0.113d

 Single

21 (13.1)

14 (17.5)

7 (8.8)

 

 Married

134 (83.8)

62 (77.5)

72 (90.0)

 

 Divorced/widowed

5 (3.1)

4 (5.0)

1 (1.3)

 

Employment status (number, %)

   

>0.99d

 Employed

159 (99.4)

79 (98.8)

80 (100.0)

 

 Unemployed

1 (0.6)

1 (1.3)

0 (0.0)

 

Smoking (number, %)

22 (13.8)

8 (10.0)

14 (17.5)

0.168c

Alcohol drinking (number, %)

9 (5.7)

5 (6.3)

4 (5.1)

>0.99d

Drug addiction (number, %)

2 (1.3)

2 (2.5)

0 (0.0)

0.497d

Internet usage (hours/week) (mean, SD)

13.2 (15.5)

10.9 (13.7)

15.5 (16.9)

0.061

Weight (kg) (mean, SD)

87 ± 15

88 ± 14

87 ± 16

0.574a

Body mass index (kg/m2) (mean, SD)

30.1 ± 4.6

30.5 ± 4.5

29.8 ± 4.7

0.374a

Waist circumference (cm) (mean, SD)

104 ± 9

105 ± 9

103 ± 9

0.199a

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) (mean, SD)

132 ± 11

132 ± 13

131 ± 8

0.593a

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) (mean, SD)

88 ± 6

88 ± 7

89 ± 6

0.594a

Total cholesterol (mg/dl) (mean, SD)

195 ± 39

191 ± 35

199 ± 44

0.181a

LDL cholesterol (mg/dl) (mean, SD)

129 ± 32

123 ± 31

134 ± 33

0.019a

HDL cholesterol (mg/dl) (mean, SD)

    

 Women

39 ± 8

39 ± 10

39 ± 7

0.683b

 Men

46 ± 11

48 ± 12

44 ± 10

0.086b

Triglycerides (mg/dl) (mean, SD)

192 ± 113

198 ± 127

186 ± 96

0.534b

Fasting blood glucose (mg/dl) (mean, SD)

90 ± 14

91 ± 15

89 ± 12

0.772b

Physical activity (met/mins.) (mean, SD)

493 ± 716

471 ± 750

515 ± 684

0.224b

  1. aDerived from t-test. bDerived from Mann–Whitney test. cDerived from chi-square test. dDerived from Fisher exact test