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n (%) or Median (interquartile range)
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Intervention
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Control
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p value
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n = 29
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n = 21
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Age (years)
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56
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(38 to 65)
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55
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(42 to 63)
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0.94
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Sex
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0.39
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Female
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9
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(31)
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9
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(43)
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Male
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20
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(69)
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12
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(57)
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Weight (kg)
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71.8
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(67.3 to 82.4)
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74.1
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(68.1 to 77.4)
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0.84
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Height (cm)
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164.5
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(156.5 to 168.3)
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162.5
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(154.5 to 168.1)
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0.79
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BMI (kg/m2)
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27.6
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(26.4 to 29.5)
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27.6
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(26.9 to 28.4)
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0.78
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Abdominal circumference (cm)
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94.0
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(91.8 to 98.0)
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95.0
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(92.0 to 97.5)
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0.93
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Blood pressure
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Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
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130
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(120 to 140)
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132
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(120 to 138)
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0.85
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Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)
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82
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(72 to 86)
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78
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(71 to 86)
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0.88
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Serum lipid profile
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Low-density lipoprotein (mg/dl)
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128
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(101 to 147)
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126
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(103 to 148)
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0.86
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High-density lipoprotein (mg/dl)
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56
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(45 to 61)
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53
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(45 to 62)
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0.85
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Triglyceride (mg/dl)
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117
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(88 to 171)
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109
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(88 to 126)
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0.52
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Fasting blood sugar (mg/dl)
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100
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(95 to 109)
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102
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(95 to 117)
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0.42
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Hemoglobin A1c (%)
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5.5
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(5.2 to 5.9)
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5.7
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(5.3 to 6.2)
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0.15
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Regular medication
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Antihypertensive drug
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24
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(82)
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15
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(71)
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0.49
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Lipid-lowering drug
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9
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(31)
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7
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(33)
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0.86
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Anti-diabetic drug
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0
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(0)
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5
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(24)
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0.01
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Medical history
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Hypertension
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25
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(86)
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17
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(81)
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0.71
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Dyslipidemia
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11
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(38)
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8
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(38)
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0.99
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus
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2
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(7)
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6
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(29)
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0.06
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Metabolic syndrome criteria
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Japanese criteria
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15
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(52)
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6
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(29)
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0.10
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NCEP-ATP III criteria
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15
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(52)
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7
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(33)
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0.20
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Educational background
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0.48
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Under high school
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7
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(24)
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7
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(33)
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High school and above
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22
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(76)
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14
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(67)
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Smoking
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0.87
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Non-smoker
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24
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(83)
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17
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(81)
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Currently smoker
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5
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(17)
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4
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(19)
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Alcohol drinking
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0.53
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Under once a week
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14
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(48)
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12
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(57)
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Once a week or more
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15
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(52)
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9
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(43)
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Weight self monitoring frequencya
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0.73
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Under once a week
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14
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(48)
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11
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(52)
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Once a week or more
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14
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(48)
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9
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(43)
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Home blood pressure monitoring
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0.19
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Regularly
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24
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(83)
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14
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(67)
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Not regularly
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5
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(17)
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6
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(33)
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- We compared groups with the Mann–Whitney U test or Chi-squared test
- BMI, body mass index; NCEP-ATP, Cholesterol Education Program-Adult Treatment Panel
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aData were missing for one patient in the intervention group and one patient in the control group
