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Table 4 Body composition

From: Feasibility and acceptability of a brief routine weight management intervention for postnatal women embedded within the national child immunisation programme in primary care: randomised controlled cluster feasibility trial

 

Baseline

3-month follow-up

Intervention

(N = 16)

Usual care

(N = 12)

Intervention

(N = 15)1

Usual care

(N = 12)

Adjusted mean difference2

(95% CI)

Weight (kg)

 Mean (SD, N)

81.6 (13.7, 16)

86.2 (21.2, 12)

78.3 (13.5, 15)

88.1 (23.9, 12)

−7.5 (−13.8, −1.3)

 Min-max

58.8–106.7

66.7–148.8

60.5–106.7

64.1–154.3

% Body fat

 Mean (SD, N)

40.9 (4.0, 16)

41.6 (6.0, 12)

39.6 (4.7, 15)

42.4 (7.1, 12)

−3.2 (−6.3, −0.1)

 Min-max

34.6–46.8

32.5–56.1

34.5–48.9

30.5–57.0

BMI3

 Mean (SD, N)

31.6 (6.1, 16)

32.1 (8.0, 12)

30.2 (6.0, 15)

32.8 (8.8, 12)

−3.1 (−5.8, −0.3)

 Min-max

25.5–47.2

26.3–56.4

24.5–47.2

24.0–58.4

BMI category3

 Healthy (18.5–24.9)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

2 (13%)

1 (8%)

 

 Overweight (25–29.9)

8 (50%)

6 (50%)

8 (53%)

5 (42%)

 Obese (30–39.9)

6 (37.5%)

5 (42%)

4 (27%)

5 (42%)

 Morbidly obese (> 40)

2 (12.5%)

1 (8%)

1 (7%)

1 (8%)

  1. 1One intervention group participant withdrew prior to follow-up. 2Values < 0 favour the intervention. Adjusted for practice (random effect), the two minimisation variables (GP size list and index of multiple deprivation), and baseline value for each outcome. 3BMI at 3-month follow-up calculated using the height recorded at baseline and 3-month follow-up weight