Variable1

Intervention (N=208)

 

Comparison (N=277)
 

Baseline

Follow-up

Change

Baseline

Follow-up

 

Change
Weight (lbs)

204 (6.6)

200 (6.1)

-4.46 (1.2)

189 (3.2)

 

189 (3.1)

  

-0.42 (0.4)
BMI

34.9 (1.1)

34.1 (1.0)

-0.74 (0.2)

32.2 (0.5)

 

32.2 (0.5)

  

-0.04 (0.1)
Physical activity

149 (18.3)

174 (17.4)

+25.4 (21.2)

154 (14.0)

 

122 (10.5)

  

-31.6 (14.2)
Fruits & vegetables

14.3 (0.6)

16.5 (0.6)

+2.25 (0.5)

16.1 (0.7)

 

16.0 (0.6)

  

-0.11 (0.5)
Hope

35.6 (0.5)

37.5 (0.6)

+1.86 (0.6)

37.1 (0.4)

 

37.9 (0.4)

  

+0.85 (0.4)
1BMI is weight in kg divided by height in meters2; PA is a summary measure of total weekly minutes of moderate and vigorous physical activity; F & V is total servings of
fruits and vegetables per week
Table 2: Baseline, follow-up, and crude change scores and standard errors (SE) for the primary and secondary outcomes of weight, physical activity, fruit and vegetable intake, and hope for intervention and comparison group participants in the HOPE Works intervention for women in rural, eastern North Carolina, 2004-2009.