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Clinical Study

Effects of Visceral Fat Accumulation Awareness on a Web-Based Weight-Loss Program: Japanese Study of Visceral Adiposity and Lifestyle Information—Utilization and Evaluation (J-VALUE)

Table 2

Changes in waist circumference (WC, cm), body weight (BW, kg), and body mass index (BMI, kg/m2) according to study group.
Variables GroupCompleters ( )Intention to treat ( )
Mean (SD)Difference (CI versus control)Mean (SD)Difference (CI versus control)
WC (cm)Web + VFA−3.2 (3.3)−3.3 (−4.5 to −2.1)−2.7 (3.3)−2.7 (−3.8 to −1.9)
Web−1.6 (2.6)−1.6 (−2.8 to −0.5)−1.3 (2.7)−1.3 (−2.3 to −0.3)
Control0.1 (3.6)—0.0 (3.2)—
BW (kg)Web + VFA−2.7 (3.1)−2.0 (−3.0 to −1.1)−2.2 (3.0)−1.6 (−2.4 to −0.8)
Web−1.7 (2.0)−1.0 (−1.8 to −0.3)−1.3 (0.6)−0.5 (−1.5 to +0.5)
Control−0.6 (2.3)—−0.6 (2.2)—
BMI (kg/m2)Web + VFA−0.9 (1.1)−0.8 (−1.1 to −0.4)−0.8 (1.0)−0.6 (−0.9 to −0.3)
Web−0.6 (0.7)−0.4 (−0.6 to −0.1)−0.5 (0.7)−0.3 (−0.5 to +0.0)
Control−0.2 (0.8)—−0.2 (0.7)—
Web: web-based program; VFA: visceral fat accumulation.
SD: standard deviation; CI: confidence interval.