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Table 1 Characteristics of all participants at baseline (n = 146), and stratified by intervention and control group

From: Dietary habits after a physical activity mHealth intervention: a randomized controlled trial

Characteristics

All (n = 146)

Intervention (n = 72)

Control (n = 74)

p-value1

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

BMI, Body Mass Index (kg/m2)

30.2 ± 5.5

29.9 ± 5.7

30.4 ± 5.3

0.57

HbA1c, Glycated hemoglobin (mmol/mol)2

53.5 ± 15.2

54.0 ± 13.3

53.0 ± 11.9

0.64

Dietary index3

7.7 ± 1.9

7.9 ± 1.9

7.5 ± 1.9

0.21

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 

Age

   

0.12

 < 50 years

26 (17.8)

15 (20.8)

11 (14.7)

 

 50–59 years

38 (26.0)

21 (29.2)

17 (23.0)

 

 60–69 years

52 (35.6)

27 (37.5)

25 (33.8)

 

> 70 years

30 (20.6)

9 (12.5)

21 (28.4)

 

Sex

   

0.96

 Men

95 (65.1)

47 (65.3)

48 (64.9)

 

 Women

51 (34.9)

25 (34.7)

26 (35.1)

 

Education level2

   

0.90

 Elementary school, ≤ 9 years

15 (10.4)

8 (11.4)

7 (9.5)

 

 High school, 10 to 12 years

61 (42.4)

30 (42.9)

31 (41.9)

 

 University, ≥ 12 years

68 (47.2)

32 (45.7)

36 (48.7)

 

Dietary index3

   

0.19

 Low adherence (0–4 p)

7 (5.0)

3 (4.3)

4 (5.6)

 

 Moderate adherence (5–8 p)

84 (59.6)

37 (52.9)

47 (66.2)

 

 High adherence (9–12 p)

50 (35.5)

30 (42.9)

23 (28.2)

 

Current smoker3

17 (11.8)

9 (12.7)

8 (11.0)

0.75

MVPA (min/week)4

   

0.04

 < 150

49 (36.3)

17 (25.8)

32 (46.4)

 

 150–300

45 (33.3)

27 (40.9)

18 (26.1)

 

 > 300

41 (30.4)

22 (33.3)

19 (27.5)

 
  1. MVPA moderate-to-vigorous physical activity
  2. 1Differences between groups using two-tailed t-test (continuous variables) and chi2 test (categorical variables). Statistical significance is defined as p < 0.05
  3. 2n = 144
  4. 3n = 141
  5. 4n = 135