The effects of a 12-week worksite physical activity intervention on anthropometric indices, blood pressure indices, and plasma biomarkers of cardiovascular disease risk among university employees

Table 2 Change in anthropometric indices, blood pressure indices, and plasma biomarkers of CVD risk overall and by compliance

Risk factor	Total (n = 50)	p value	Participants with activity monitor data		p value
Risk factor	Total (n = 50)	p value	Compliers (n = 14)	Non-compliers (n = 10)	p value
Obesity
BMI (kg/m²)	− 0.59^a	< 0.001*	− 0.43	− 1.43	0.003*
Hypertension (mmHg)
SBP	− 0.06^b	0.977	− 2.31^d	1.50^e	0.549
DBP	0.23^b	0.875	− 1.08^d	3.70^e	0.249
Prediabetes
IFG (mg/dL)	9.84^c	< 0.001*	9.10	13.50^f	0.587
Dyslipidemia (mg/dL)
LDL	0.53^c	0.887	3.70^e	0.75^f	0.650
HDL	− 2.58^c	0.034*	− 1.20^e	1.13^f	0.331
Total serum cholesterol	0.68^c	0.870	− 2.80^e	1.75^f	0.896

Data are presented as delta of means from baseline to 12-weeks
BMI body mass index, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, IFG impaired fasting glucose, LDL low-density lipoprotein, HDL high-density lipoprotein
* Significance at p < 0.05
^an = 49, ^b n = 48, ^c n = 38, ^d n = 13, ^e n = 10, ^f n = 8

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