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Table 2 Changes in health, work and health risk behaviour after 6 and 12-months follow-up in the limited and extensive intervention groups. The estimated effect is the difference between the extensive intervention vs. the limited intervention, adjusted for baseline characteristics. For example, the negative difference for BMI implies that the extensive intervention had a greater effect in reducing BMI

From: Effectiveness of the blended-care lifestyle intervention ‘PerfectFit’: a cluster randomised trial in employees at risk for cardiovascular diseases

 

Effect follow-up minus baselinea

Estimated effectb (difference) between intervention groups (95% CI)

 

Limited intervention

Extensive intervention

 

Outcome:

6 months

12 months

6 months

12 months

6 months

12 months

Health characteristics:

 General health (%) less than good

3.1

4.1

-1.8

0

2.6 (−8.4;9.2)

4.3 (− 5.3;12.8)

 BMI (kg/mb), (mean, 95%CI)

na

0.24 (− 0.20;0.67)

na

− 0.69c (− 1.00;-0.39)

na

−0.81 (− 1.87; 0.26)

 Bodyweight (kg)

na

0.17 (−1.44;1.77)

na

− 3.12c (− 4.26;-1.99)

na

− 2.16 (− 5.49;1.17)

Work characteristics:

 Work ability (0–10) (mean, 95%CI)

− 1.89 (− 0.43;0.05)

−0.18 (− 0.45;0.09)

−0.02 (− 0.20;0.16)

−0.11 (− 0.35;0.13)

0.08 (− 0.19;0.36)

−0.01 (− 0.47;0.46)

Sickness absence (%)

 ≥10 days

2.4

10.9c

−1.4

− 1.5

−1.6 (− 7.0;5.2)

−7.2 (− 15.5;1.2)

 Productivity loss (%, 95CI)

1.84c (1.15;2.53)

2.31c (1.56;3.07)

1.46c (1.00;1.93)

1.47c (0.94;2.00)

−0.17 (− 1.07;0.73)

−0.44 (− 1.80;0.92)

Health risk behaviour:

 Lack of physical activity (%)

−58.6c

−53.6c

−49.2c

−50.3c

−6.5 (− 14.6;5.2)

−5.6 (− 14.2;5.0)

 Smoking (%)

−4.6

−3.2

−2.3

0

10.5 (2.4;15.5)

8.6 (−0.1;15.7)

 Excessive alcohol use (%)

−5.2

−11.1c

−5.1c

−9.4c

2.0 (− 2.1;6.9)

0.0 (− 2.1;6.9)

  1. na ‘not applicable’, ref reference, SD standard deviation
  2. aUnadjusted
  3. bDifference calculated with a mixed effects model and adjusted for age, gender, education, cluster and, in case of continuous outcome measures, also for baseline values
  4. cP < 0.05