Table 2 Changes in weight and body composition at six and twelve months for the overall cohort

From: The effectiveness of home versus community-based weight control programmes initiated soon after breast cancer diagnosis: a randomised controlled trial

 

Change over timea

Group differenceb

  

Control

Home

Community

Home vs Control

Community vs Control

Community vs Home

Weight (kg)

Baseline

(n = 138)

72.5 (16.1)

(n = 134)

71.0 (13.9)

(n = 137)

71.9 (13.5)

   

Change at 6 months

0.3

(−0.4, 1.0)

−1.4

(−2.1, −0.7)

−1.1

(−1.8, −0.5)

−1.7

(−2.8, −0.6)

p = 0.001

−1.4

(−2.6, −0.3)

p = 0.008

0.3

(−0.9, 1.4)

p = 1.000

Change at 12 months

0.8

(0.1, 1.50)

−1.5

(−2.2, −0.8)

−1.6

(−2.3, −0.9)

−2.3

(−3.5, −1.0)

p < 0.001

−2.4

(−3.6, −1.1)

p < 0.001

−0.1

(−1.3, 1.2)

p = 1.000

DXA Body fat (kg)

Baseline

(n = 134)

27.9 (10.1)

(n = 128)

27.3 (8.1)

(n = 127)

27.7 (8.5)

   

Change at 6 months

0.1

(−0.4, 0.5)

−1.2

(−1.7, −0.7)

−0.9

(−1.3, −0.4)

−1.3

(−2.0, −0.5)

p = 0.001

−0.9

(−1.7, −0.1)

p = 0.016

0.3

(−0.5, 1.1)

p = 0.980

Change at 12 months

0.5

(−0.7, 1.0)

−1.2

(−1.7, −0.6)

−0.9

(−1.5, −0.4)

−1.6

(−2.6, −0.7)

p < 0.001

−1.4

(−2.4, −0.5)

p = 0.001

0.2

(−0.8, 1.2)

p = 1.000

DXA Fat free mass (kg)

Baseline

(n = 134)

39.1 (6.3)

(n = 128)

38.5 (0.6)

(n = 127)

39.2 (5.9)

   

Change at 6 months

0.3

(0.0, 0.5)

−0.1

(−0.4, 0.2)

−0.2

(−0.4, 0.1)

−0.4 (−0.9, 0.1)

p = 0.200

−0.4(−0.9, 0.1)

p = 0.140

0.0 (−0.5, 0.5)

p = 1.000

Change at 12 months

0.4

(0.1, 0. 7)

−0.3

(−0.6, 0.0)

−0.3

(−0.6, 0.0)

−0.7

(−1.2, −0.2)

p = 0.005

−0.7

(−1.2, −0.1)

p = 0.008

0.0

(−0.5, 0.6)

p = 1.000

  1. Mean (SD)
  2. aANCOVA, Mean (95% CI)
  3. bANCOVA with Bonferroni adjustment, Mean (95% CI)
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