Study (Year) | Participants | Interventions | Follow up (months) | Weight*/BMI** | Pre mean | Post mean | Mean difference | Within-group significance |
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Absetz 2007 [19] | Location: Finland Setting: PHC | % dropout: 9.4 | 12 | Wt Male Female | 100.0 (18.1) 86.0 (13.2) | 98.5 (18.1) 85.5 (13.3) | NR | p < 0.01 NS |
Risk factor: T2DM | ||||||||
Sex: 265 women, 87 men | Comparison: Before and after | |||||||
Age, mean (SD): 58 (4.3) women, 59 (3.7) men | BMI Male Female | 32.0 (5.3) 32.5 (4.6) | 31.5 (5.2) 32.3 (4.7) | NR | p < 0.01 NS | |||
Arrebola 2011 [20] | Location: Spain Setting: PHC | % dropout: 55 | 6 | Wt | 86.0 (15.6) | 79.2 (13.4) | NR | p < 0.001 |
Risk factor: Nil | BMI | 32.0 (2.9) | 29.4 (2.9) | NR | p < 0.001 | |||
Sex: 43 women, 17 men | Comparison: Before and after | |||||||
Age, mean (SD): 40 (9) | ||||||||
Gilis-Januszewska 2011 [24] | Location: Poland Setting: PHC | % dropout: 0 | 12 | Wt | 85.6 (16.1) | 83.7 (15.9) | 1.9 (5.0) | p < 0.05 |
Risk factor: T2DM | ||||||||
Sex: 137 women, 38 men | Comparison: Before and after | |||||||
Age: NR | BMI | 31.7 (5.0) | 31.0 (4.9) | 0.6 (1.9) | p < 0.05 | |||
Laatikainen 2007 [27] | Location: Australia Setting: PHC | % dropout: 23.8 | 12 | Wt | 91.7 (17.7) | NR | −2.5 (95% CI −3.19, −1.85) | p < 0.05 |
Risk factor: T2DM | ||||||||
Sex: 172 women, 65 men | Comparison: Before and after | |||||||
Age, mean (SD): 56.7 (8.7) | BMI | 33.5 (5.9) | NR | −0.9 (95% CI −1.17, −0.69) | p < 0.05 |