Evaluation of Three New Strategies to Fight Obesity in Families

Table 2

Impact of diets, financial incentive, and telemonitoring on weight loss and nutrient intakes in parents.

(a) Impact of diets on weight loss and nutrient intakes in parents (means ± standard deviations).

	Completers			Last observation carried forward
	Calorie restriction	Dual Diet	𝑃	Calorie restriction	Dual Diet	𝑃
𝑁	50	61		70	72
Δ-weight (%)	−4.0 ± 5.3	−6.4 ± 6.0	.029	−2.9 ± 4.9	−6.0 ± 6.1	.001
Nutrients
𝑁	41	54		57	64
Δ-Kcal per day	−305 ± 573	−545 ± 579	.048	−235 ± 526	−482 ± 557	.014
Δ-Fat per day (g)	−10.3 ± 35	−31.3 ± 30	.003	−8.0 ± 31	−27.5 ± 29	.001
Δ-Protein per day (g)	−10.6 ± 27	−14.0 ± 25	n.s.	−7.1 ± 24	−11.0 ± 25	n.s.
Δ-CH per day (g)	−38.3 ± 68	−47.9 ± 68	n.s.	−31.6 ± 61	−44.6 ± 65	n.s.
Δ-RCH per day (%) of CH	+2.3 ± 14	−2.7 ± 12	(.057)	+1.1 ± 12	−2.5 ± 11	(.08)

Abbreviations: CH = Carbohydrates, RCH = refined carbohydrates (sucrose plus glucose).

(b) Impact of a financial incentive on weight loss and nutrient intakes in parents (means ± standard deviations).

	Completers			Last observation carried forward
	Without incentive	With incentive	𝑃	Without incentive	With incentive	𝑃
𝑁	49	62		74	68
Δ-weight (%)	−3.4 ± 4.6	−6.9 ± 6.2	.002	−2.8 ± 4.7	−6.3 ± 6.2	.000
Nutrients
𝑁	42	53		63	58
Δ-Kcal per day	−379 ± 527	−491 ± 629	n.s.	−299 ± 470	−438 ± 630	n.s.
Δ-Fat per day (g)	−22.2 ± 27	−22.3 ± 39	n.s.	− 16.9 ± 24	−19.8 ± 38	n.s.
Δ-Protein per day (g)	−13.0 ± 27	−12.2 ± 25	n.s.	− 8.9 ± 23	−9.4 ± 26	n.s.
Δ-CH per day (g)	−27.6 ± 58	−56.3 ± 73	.039	−24.9 ± 53	−53.2 ± 71	.015
Δ-RCH per day (%) of CH	−0.4 ± 14	−0.6 ± 11	n.s.	−0.5 ± 12	−1.1 ± 11	n.s.

Abbreviations: CH = Carbohydrates, RCH = refined carbohydrates (sucrose plus glucose).

(c) Impact of telemonitoring on weight loss and nutrient intakes in parents (means ± standard deviations).

	Completers			Last observation carried forward
	Without telemonitoring	With Telemonitoring	𝑃	Without telemonitoring	With Telemonitoring	𝑃
𝑁	93	18		121	21
Δ-weight (%)	−4.8 ± 5.7	−8.0 ± 6.0	.033	−4.1 ± 5.6	−6.9 ± 6.2	.041
Nutrients
𝑁	83	12		106	15
Δ-Kcal per day	−449 ± 599	−389 ± 504	n.s.	−374 ± 566	−311 ± 475	n.s.
Δ-Fat per day (g)	−21.4 ± 35	−27.8 ±24	n.s.	− 17.7 ± 32	−22.3 ± 24	n.s.
Δ-Protein per day (g)	−12.6 ±26	−12.1 ± 28	n.s.	− 9.1 ± 24	−9.6 ± 25	n.s.
Δ-CH per day (g)	−48.6 ± 67	−10.8 ± 67	n.s.	−42.7 ± 63	−8.6 ± 59	n.s.
Δ-RCH per day (%) of CH	−1.9 ± 12	+9.2 ± 11	.004	−2.0 ± 11	+7.3 ± 11	.003

Abbreviations: CH = Carbohydrates, RCH = refined carbohydrates (sucrose plus glucose).