Impact of Health-Promoting Lifestyle Education Intervention on Health-Promoting Behaviors and Health Status of Postmenopausal Women: A Quasi-Experimental Study from Sri Lanka
Table 3
Comparison of changes of AAI, CVDRI, muscle strength, and PP between experimental and control groups in two stages of evaluation (n = 72).
Measure
Group
Evaluations
Within-group comparison ( value)
Between-group comparison at the end of 6-month follow-up ( value)
Between-group comparison at the end of 6-month follow-up ( value)
Before the intervention, mean (SD)
After 6-month follow-up, mean (SD)
Weight (kg)
E
55.38 (8.99)
52.69 (8.30)
<0.001
0.001
<0.001
C
59.75 (12.47)
61.55 (12.62)
<0.001
WC (cm)
E
82.75 (8.09)
79.95 (8.27)
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
C
86.65 (11.32)
89.27 (11.65)
<0.001
HC (cm)
E
96.57 (7.20)
95.34 (7.47)
0.004
0.008
<0.001
C
100.06 (11.96)
101.73 (11.99)
<0.001
WHR
E
0.85 (0.04)
0.83 (0.05)
<0.001
0.002
<0.001
C
0.86 (0.04)
0.87 (0.05)
0.003
BMI (kg/m2)
E
24.69 (3.78)
23.50 (3.55)
0.002
0.001
<0.001
C
26.07 (4.72)
26.87 (4.87)
<0.001
SBP (mmHg)
E
121.94 (17.29)
118.83 (17.82)
0.002
0.37
0.06
C
117.25 (13.98)
122.22 (13.97)
<0.001
DBP (mmHg)
E
78.00 (10.71)
74.72 (9.57)
0.002
0.04
0.001
C
76.42 (9.19)
79.00 (8.02)
0.03
FBS (mg/dl)
E
93.73 (26.29)
77.21 (14.33)
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
C
100.80 (36.31)
113.31 (37.97)
0.07
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)
E
187.62 (43.10)
175.81 (43.54)
0.28
0.08
0.25
C
183.49 (36.83)
194.62 (46.47)
0.27
Triglycerides (mg/dl)
E
100.30 (60.05)
80.70 (38.93)
0.12
0.65
0.46
C
116.58 (57.26)
100.41 (47.72)
0.06
HGS (kg)
E
15.37 (4.50)
20.48 (4.88)
<0.001
0.001
<0.001
C
16.40 (5.39)
16.22 (5.07)
0.52
GS (m/s)
E
1.09 (0.14)
1.53 (0.24)
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
C
1.22 (0.18)
0.90 (0.09)
<0.001
Groups: E = experimental; C = control; WC = waist circumference; HC = hip circumference; WHR = waist to hip ratio; BMI = body mass index; SBP = systolic blood pressure; DBP = diastolic blood pressure; FBS = fasting blood sugar; HGS = hand grip strength; GS = gait speed. Means within the group were compared with the paired sample t-test. Means between the groups after 6-month follow-up were compared with the independent sample t-test. Means between the groups at the end of 6 months were compared with one-way ANCOVA while controlling the baseline characteristics.
