Baseline | Change at 12 months | Between group difference, mean (95% CI) | P value | WW participants (n=182) | |||
Intervention (n=280) | Control (n=257) | Intervention (n=280) | Control (n=257) | ||||
Primary outcomes | |||||||
Body weight, kg | 97.8±13.7 | 96.6±14.2 | −2.4±7.1 | −0.2±4.6 | −2.2 (−3.2 to −1.2) | <0.001 | −3.6±7.6 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 31.7±3.6 | 31.2±3.5 | −0.8±2.3 | −0.1±1.5 | −0.7 (−1.1 to −0.4) | <0.001 | −1.2±2.5 |
Secondary outcomes | |||||||
Body fat percentage, % | 33.5±8.5 | 32.3±8.7 | −1.2±7.3 | 0.3±6.5 | −1.6 (−2.9 to −0.3) | <0.05 | −1.3±7.5 |
Waist circumference, cm | 111.6±10.1 | 110±10.2 | −3.7±6.8 | −1.9±5.4 | −2.0 (−3.1 to −1.0) | <0.001 | −4.9±7.3 |
Blood pressure, mm Hg | |||||||
Systolic | 134±18.4 | 135±17.5 | −2.1±19.0 | 1.9±18.6 | −4.1 (−7.3 to −0.9) | <0.05 | −2.5±18.6 |
Diastolic | 79±9.6 | 79±10.3 | −0.3±10.9 | 1.9±11.6 | −2.1 (−4.0 to −0.2) | <0.05 | −0.3±11.3 |
Cholesterol, mmol/L | |||||||
Total cholesterol | 4.1±0.9 | 4.1±1.2 | −0.03±0.94 | −0.07±1.24 | 0.04 (−0.15 to ̶ 0.23) | 0.67 | −0.03±0.87 |
LDL-C | 2.2±0.8 | 2.2±0.8 | 0.01±0.85 | −0.01±0.90 | 0.03 (−0.12 to 0.18) | 0.68 | −0.02±0.78 |
HDL-C | 1.1±0.4 | 1.2±0.4 | 0.06±0.34 | 0.04±0.33 | 0.02 (−0.04 to 0.08) | 0.45 | 0.10±0.25 |
Triglycerides | 1.5 (1.1 ̶ 2.1) | 1.5 (1.1 ̶ 2.0) | −0.14±0.90 | −0.05±1.14 | −0.09 (−0.27 to 0.09) | 0.34 | −0.20±0.89 |
Fasting glucose, mmol/L | 5.9 (5.4 ̶ 6.7) | 5.9 (5.4 ̶ 6.6) | −0.15±1.64 | −0.17±1.43 | 0.01 (− 0.29 to 0.30) | 0.95 | −0.19±1.63 |
HbA1c, mmol/mol | 40.9±12.3 | 40.5±12.5 | 0.41±10.10 | 1.66±11.31 | −1.78 (−3.77 to 0.20) | 0.08 | 0.77±9.86 |
Values presented as mean±SD or median (IQR).
BMI, body mass index; HbA1c, glycated haemoglobin; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; WW, weight loss programme.