Scientific Reports · 4 authors, 7 centres
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Ninety-nine women with metabolic syndrome (age ~61, education ≤6 years) from four community units were cluster-randomized to a five-dimensional self-management intervention (n=51) or education leaflet control (n=48), assessed at baseline, 6 months, and 18 months.
Ninety-nine women with metabolic syndrome (age ~61, education ≤6 years) from four community units were cluster-randomized to a five-dimensional self-management intervention (n=51) or education leaflet control (n=48), assessed at baseline, 6 months, and 18 months. The intervention improved vegetables, dairy products, and nuts consumption, the rate of regular leisure-time physical activity, waist circumference, fasting blood glucose, HDL-C, body weight, and BMI, and consequently decreased the number of metabolic syndrome risk factors and metabolic syndrome rate. At 18 months, the metabolic syndrome rate showed a 25 percentage point difference (P < 0.05) between arms. The most significant improvement was in physical activity behavior with an effect size of 1.41 at 6 months. Nutritional status was not assessed.
