Table 3 Baseline Measures of Outcome Variables for Study Participants in Chiapas and Costa Rica
Costa Rica Intervention Group | Costa Rica Comparison Group | Chiapas Intervention Group | Chiapas Comparison Group | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | N | Mean (95 % CI) | N | Mean (95 % CI) | p-value | N | Mean (95 % CI) | N | Mean (95 % CI) | p-value |
Cognitive and Behavioral Outcomes | ||||||||||
Knowledge Measure (0–45 points) | 80 | 32.9 (31.7, 34.1) | 86 | 32.9 (31.9, 33.9) | 0.99 | 71 | 29.3 (27.7, 30.9) | 80 | 27.4 (26.2, 28.5) | 0.04 |
Self-efficacy Measure (0–15) | 83 | 12.9 (12.4, 13.5) | 86 | 12.6 (12.1, 13.1) | 0.33 | 87 | 13.4 (13.0, 13.8) | 81 | 13.1 (12.6, 13.6) | 0.47 |
Stages of Change Measure (0–32) | 76 | 22.6 (21.6, 23.7) | 83 | 23.8 (22.7, 25.0) | 0.14 | 86 | 22.3 (21.1, 23.4) | 81 | 23.1 (22.1, 24.1) | 0.27 |
Diet Index (0–14) | 75 | 10.7 (10.2, 11.2) | 81 | 10.9 (10.4, 11.4) | 0.56 | 86 | 11.5 (11.1, 11.9) | 81 | 10.5 (10.2, 10.9) | 0.01 |
Meets Recommended minutes of physical activity per week (%) | 80 | 66.25 % | 86 | 50 % | 0.03 | 87 | 75.9 % | 81 | 45.7 % | <0.001 |
Clinical Outcomes | ||||||||||
Body mass index (kg/m2) (%) | 74 | 80 | .012 | 87 | 81 | .001 | ||||
Normal weight (18.5 < 25) | 17.6 % | 10 % | 8.4 % | 28.4 % | ||||||
Overweight (25 < 30) | 50 % | 33.8 % | 41.0 % | 44.4 % | ||||||
Obese (> = 30) | 32.4 % | 56.2 % | 50.6 % | 27.2 % | ||||||
Systolic BP (mmHg) | 76 | 140.4 (135.8, 144.9) | 76 | 127.6 (124.1, 131.2) | <.001 | 82 | 134.2 (128.9, 139.4) | 81 | 136.0 (130.8, 141.2) | 0.61 |
Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 76 | 78.8 (70.3, 74.7) | 76 | 72.5 (76.5, 81.1) | .001 | 82 | 75.7 (73.3, 78.1) | 81 | 76.0 (73.6, 78.4) | 0.84 |
Fasting Blood Glucose | 70 | 127.4 (114.7, 140.1) | 76 | 122.4 (113.6, 131.2) | 0.52 | 83 | 145.8 (130.8, 160.8) | 80 | 155.0 (139.4, 170.5) | 0.40 |