Research Article

Can the Onset of Type 2 Diabetes Be Delayed by a Group-Based Lifestyle Intervention in Women with Prediabetes following Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM)? Findings from a Randomized Control Mixed Methods Trial

Table 2

Baseline values on all measured variables.

VariableControl
( = 26)
Intervention
(= 24)
value Confidence interval
Baseline mean (sd)Baseline mean (sd)

Glucose function
 Fasting plasma glucose 5.36 (0.59)5.37 (0.54)0.95−0.33, 0.31
 Glucose tolerance (2 hours)5.60 (1.65)6.69 (1.66)0.02−2.03, −0.14
 Insulin resistance (HOMA)3.02 (1.19)2.62 (1.19)0.25−0.30, 1.09
Lipids profile
 Triglycerides1.59 (0.69)1.26 (0.65)0.08−0.05, 0.71
 HDL cholesterol1.34 (0.37)1.39 (0.35)0.60−0.26, 0.15
 LDL cholesterol3.17 (0.89)2.96 (0.79)0.38−0.27, 0.69
 Total cholesterol5.24 (1.03)4.95 (0.76)0.26−0.22, 0.80
Weight and shape
 Weight97.99 (19.91)93.25 (16.62)0.36−5.66, 15.15
 BMI35.53 (6.86)35.49 (6.25)0.98−3.70, 3.77
 Waist circumference115.42 (19.12)112.0 (14.07)0.48−6.61, 12.6
Physical activity and diet
 Total PA per week82.7 (103.1)66.7 (96.9)0.5440.9, 72.9
 Estimated METmax8.59 (1.75)7.97 (1.57)0.19−0.33, 1.57
 Mediterranean diet score6.08 (2.33)6.62 (2.34)0.41−1.87, 0.78
Mood
 Energy and vitality (EVI) 44.81 (22.34)48.54 (19.42)0.53−15.68, 8.21
 Negative PD (NPD)67.23 (16.16)66.00 (17.97)0.80−8.47, 10.93
 Depression5.31 (5.48)4.67 (4.13)0.72−2.29, 3.26
 Anxiety 3.81 (4.06)3.67 (3.42)0.83−1.93, 2.36
 Stress6.96 (5.18)6.63 (4.92)0.85−2.59, 3.11
Cognition
 Motivation to change (MTC)3.53 (0.86)3.25 (0.94)0.26−0.22, 0.80
 Social support: significant other6.43 (2.88)5.72 (7.18)0.06−0.21, 5.92
 Social support: family5.28 (7.59)5.12 (6.06)0.75−3.31, 4.54
 Social support: friends5.43 (4.42)5.12 (6.16)0.41−1.80, 4.30
 Exercise self-efficacy3.39 (0.93)3.14 (0.89)0.21−0.19, 0.83
 Diet self-efficacy3.38 (0.85)3.01 (0.77)0.19−0.16, 0.78
Wellbeing
 General health (GH)2.92 (0.89)2.95 (0.95)0.38−0.23, 0.59
 Quality of life (QOL)3.81 (0.56)3.62 (0.87)0.89−0.56, 0.48

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