Randomized Control Trial for Reduction of Body Weight, Body Fat Patterning, and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Overweight Worksite Employees in Delhi, India

Table 1

Baseline characteristics.

Variable	Intervention; Frequency in % or mean ± SD ()	Control; Frequency in % or mean ± SD ()
Mean age in years ± SD	35.8 ± 7.6	39.0 ± 8.7
Males	87.9	82.5
Females	12.1	17.5
Marital status
Married	85.7	89.3
Single education	14.3	10.7
Senior secondary	4.4	2.3
Graduate	47.8	45.2
Postgraduate	46.7	52.0
Doctorate	1.1	0.6
Household income
More than 75(000) INR	73.6	65.5
65–75 (000) INR	9.9	6.8
55–65 (000) INR	4.9	7.9
45–55 (000) INR	6.0	9.6
Less than 45 (000) INR	5.4	10.2
Tobacco user
Never	79.1	76.8
Current	15.4	15.8
Past	5.5	7.3
Alcohol user
Never	45.1	42.9
Current	47.3	46.3
Past	7.7	10.7

INR: Indian national rupee.