Effect of counselling on health-promoting lifestyle and the quality of life in Iranian middle-aged women: a randomised controlled clinical trial

Table 2 Comparison of health promoting lifestyle score at different time-points by the study groups

Time of sassement	Counselling group	Control group	Time effect	Time & group effect
	n = 51	n = 51
	Mean (SD^a)	Mean (SD^a)
	Mean (SD^a)	Mean (SD^a)	p	p
Before intervention	2.33 (0.20)	2.33 (0.22)	0.331	< 0.001
4 weeks after the end of the intervention	3.22 (0.26)	2.36 (0.26)
8 weeks after the end of the intervention	3.32 (0.25)	2.36 (0.27)
Comparison between groups	Adjusted mean difference (95% CI^b)		p-value
Counselling with Control	0.91 (0.83 to 0.99)		< 0.001

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