Clinical Study

Effects of a Pragmatic Lifestyle Intervention for Reducing Body Mass in Obese Adults with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Table 2

Raw data by groups and adjusted mean differences in change at intervention end-point and followup.

VariableIntervention end-pointFollowup
(week 13)(week 26)
ControlInterventionAdjusted mean diff. (95% CI) ControlInterventionAdjusted mean diff. (95% CI)

Anthropometry
 Body mass (kg)117.9 ± 21.0115.2 ± 24.3−1.8 (−3.0, −0.5)0.006118.1 ± 21.0115.1 ± 24.4−2.0 (−3.5, −0.5)0.010
 Body mass index (kg·m−2)39.8 ± 6.838.0 ± 6.9−0.8 (−1.3, −0.3)0.00239.8 ± 6.737.9 ± 6.9−0.9 (−1.5, −0.3)0.002
 Body fat (%)40 ± 937 ± 8−1 (−2, 0)0.04440 ± 938 ± 8−1 (−2, 0)0.033
 Hip circumference (cm)128 ± 15123 ± 15−1 (−2, 0)0.093128 ± 15122 ± 15−2 (−3, 0)0.020
 Waist circumference (cm)127 ± 15123 ± 16−2 (−4, 0)0.117127 ± 15123 ± 15−2 (−4, 1)0.143
 Hip circumference (cm)128 ± 15123 ± 15−1 (−2, 0)0.093128 ± 15122 ± 15−2 (−3, 0)0.020
Cardiometabolic
 Resting heart rate (beats·min−1)66 ± 1264 ± 12−5 (−9, −2)0.00262 ± 963 ± 10−2 (−6, 1)0.165
 Resting systolic BP (mmHg)127 ± 13130 ± 130 (−5, 4)0.893131 ± 14133 ± 16−2 (−7, 4)0.534
 Resting diastolic BP (mmHg)72 ± 874 ± 9−1 (−4, 2)0.59075 ± 876 ± 10−1 (−4, 2)0.539
 Serum cholesterol (mmol·L−1)4.8 3.2, 6.4 4.8 3.5, 6.1 0.1 (−0.2, 0.3)0.5754.4 2.5, 6.3 4.6 3.6, 5.5 −0.1 (−0.5, 0.3)0.645
 Serum HDL (mmol·L−1)1.2 ± 0.21.2 ± 0.30.0 (−0.1, 0.9)0.5691.2 ± 0.31.2 ± 0.2−0.1 (−0.2, 0)0.241
 Serum LDL (mmol·L−1)2.7 ± 0.82.9 ± 10 (−0.2, 0.3)0.7312.6 ± 0.92.8 ± 0.90 (−0.3, 0.3)0.814
 Serum CRP (mg·L−1)3.3 0.1, 6.5 1.4 −0.7, 3.5 −1.3 (−2.4, −0.2)0.0283.2 −2.1, 8.5 1.8 0.6, 3 −1.3 (−2.5, −0.1)0.037
 Serum glucose (mmol·L−1)5.7 ± 1.94.8 ± 0.5−0.3 (−0.9, 0.2)0.2245.7 ± 1.94.8 ± 0.8−0.3 (−0.9, 0.3)0.267
ISWT
 ISWD (m)475 ± 250724 ± 19395 (50, 139)<0.001471 ± 240737 ± 179132 (90, 175)<0.001
Quality of life
 EQVAS63 ± 1960 ± 203 (−4, 10)0.38569 ± 1872 ± 169 (2, 16)0.017

Data are presented as mean ± SD or median IQR . BP: blood pressure; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; CRP: C-reactive protein; ISWT: incremental shuttle walk test; ISWD: incremental shuttle walk distance; RPE: Borg rating of perceived exertion; EQVAS: EuroQol Visual Analogue Scale; : value adjusted for baseline score.