Table 3 Effects of dietary and physical activity interventions on changes of dietary consumption and physical activity level.

From: Dietary and Physical Activity Interventions for Colorectal Cancer Survivors: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Outcomes

Mean (SD)

Difference in change from baseline

(95% CI)

P

Dietary targets

Groups A + B

Groups C + D

Dietary interventions

  

Red and processed meat intake (servings/week)

Baseline

8.7 (5.8)

8.2 (5.9)

   

Month 6

4.3 (4.0)

7.3 (5.8)

−2.81

(−4.02 to −1.61)

<0.001

Month 12

3.8 (3.8)

7.0 (4.7)

−3.48

(−4.65 to −2.31)

<0.001

Month 18

4.5 (4.4)

7.7 (5.7)

−2.49

(−3.68 to −1.30)

<0.001

Month 24

4.6 (3.6)

7.0 (4.5)

−2.94

(−3.90 to −1.97)

<0.001

Refined grain intake (servings/day)

Baseline

2.8 (1.0)

2.7 (0.9)

   

Month 6

1.9 (0.8)

2.5 (1.1)

−0.50

(−0.72 to −0.27)

<0.001

Month 12

2.0 (0.9)

2.4 (1.0)

−0.31

(−0.52 to −0.09)

0.005

Month 18

2.1 (0.8)

2.3 (0.9)

−0.38

(−0.60 to −0.17)

<0.001

Month 24

2.0 (0.7)

2.4 (0.8)

−0.45

(−0.62 to −0.29)

<0.001

PA targets

Groups A+C

Groups B+D

PA interventions

  

PA level (accumulated minutes/week of MVPA)

Baseline

498.2 (289.8)

485.1 (290.7)

   

Month 6

660.6 (317.5)

612.4 (325.8)

21.6

(−61.1 to 104.3)

0.607

Month 12

594.7 (238.3)

578.4 (291.4)

10.1

(−78.2 to 98.3)

0.823

Month 18

681.8 (309.7)

643.8 (387.6)

3.3

(−81.7 to 88.3)

0.939

Month 24

705.0 (324.0)

613.3 (321.4)

73.1

(−12.5 to 158.8)

0.094

  1. Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; PA, physical activity; CI, confidence intervals; MVPA, moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity.