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Table 2 Risk factor levels in risk groups and changes 12 months later

From: Heterogeneity in cost-effectiveness of lifestyle counseling for metabolic syndrome risk groups -primary care patients in Sweden

  

Men

Women

Risk group

 

Low (n = 4)

Medium (n = 19)

High (n = 39)

Low (n = 37)

Medium (n = 28)

High (n = 15)

Age

 

start

46

54

53

52

55

55

BMI¤

 

start

28.3

33.0

32.6

30.4

33.1

35.3

 

12 months

27.2

32.6

32.2

29.6

32.0

34.7

 

difference

-1.1*

-0.4*

-0.4**

-0.8*

-1.1**

-0.7*

Waist circumtance +

 

start

98

111

113

98

104

111

 

12 months

93

109

110

94

101

104

 

difference

-5**

-2*

-3**

-4**

-3**

-7**

Fasting glucose ¤,+

 

start

5.9

5.7

6.8

5.5

6.7

7.7

 

12 months

6.1

5.6

6.5

5.4

6.5

7.1

 

difference

+0.2

-0.1*

-0.3*

-0.1

-0.2*

-0.6*

Triglyceride +

 

start

1.1

1.4

3.0

1.4

2.2

2.6

 

12 months

0.9

1.6

3.1

1.3

2.0

2.4

 

difference

-0.2

-0.2*

-0.1

-0.1

-0.2

-0.2*

HDL cholesterol ,+

 

start

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.5

1.3

1.2

 

12 months

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.6

1.4

1.3

 

difference

+0.2*

+0.1**

+0.1**

+0.1**

+0.1*

+0.1*

Cholesterol¤

 

start

4.3

4.5

4.4

5.0

4.8

4.7

 

12 months

4.2

4.3

4.3

4.9

5.0

4.4

 

difference

-0.1*

-0.2**

-0.1*

-0.1

-0.2*

-0.3*

Systolic blood pressure ¤,+

 

start

140

148

150

137

147

154

 

12 months

132

143

141

137

140

144

 

difference

-8*

-5*

-9**

0

-7*

-10**

Diastolic blood pressure ,+

 

start

83

86

88

80

86

86

 

12 months

80

85

84

78

84

81

 

difference

-3

-1

-4*

-2*

-2*

-5**

  1. ¤ parameter in Markov model.
  2. + definition of metabolic syndrome.
  3. ** p < 0.01.
  4. * p < 0.05.