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Table 2 Mean change in moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA), TV viewing, diet (red meat, processed meat, fruit, vegetables), alcohol, body mass index and waist circumference from baseline to six weeks

From: CanPrevent: a telephone-delivered intervention to reduce multiple behavioural risk factors for colorectal cancer

Variable

Baseline mean(SD)

Six weeks mean(SD)

Six weeks – baseline (95%CI)

p

MVPA, mins/week

66.6 (21.1)

217.3 (34.7)

150.7 (22.7 110.5)

<0.01

TV viewing, hrs/week

12.9 (1.7)

11.5 (1.6)

-1.4 (-4.0 1.2)

0.28

Diet

    

 Red meat, serves/week

2.8 (1.5)

2.8(1.5)

0.02 (-0.6 0.6)

0.93

 Processed meat, serves/week

2.0 (1.8)

0.9(1.2)

-1.2 (-1.8 -0.5)

<0.01

 Fruit, serves/day

1.8 (0.9)

2.2 (1.2)

0.3 (-0.3 0.9)

0.27

 Vegetables, serves/day

2.5 (1.3)

3.5 (1.1)

1.0 (0.4 1.6)

<0.01

Alcohol, standard drinks/day

1.9 (0.3)

1.5(0.3)

-0.4 (-0.8 0.1)

0.13

Body mass index, kg/m2

30.4 (7.4)

29.0 (6.1)

-1.4 (-2.3 -0.5)

<0.01

Waist circumference, cm

97.5 (18.4)

92.4 (15.7)

-5.1 (-8.3 -2.0)

<0.01