Table IV Changes in knowledge of obesity...

Table IV

Changes in knowledge of obesity and health, attitude toward lifestyle modification, and physical activity

		At baseline	At week 16		Change
Variables	Group	x̅±SD	x̅±SD	Paired t-test p-value	x̅±SD	Student’s t-test p-value
Knowledge (scores)^a	Intervention	10.1±3.7	15.9±1.2	<0.001***	5.8±3.5	<0.001***
	Control	11.2±4.3	13.0±3.4	0.015*	1.8±4.1
Attitude (scores)^b	Intervention	3.9±0.3	4.1±0.2	0.005**	0.2±0.4	0.018*
	Control	3.8±0.3	3.9±0.3	0.103	0.1±0.3
Physical activity (METs)^c	Intervention	1.7±0.2	1.9±0.2	0.005**	0.2±0.2	<0.001***
	Control	1.7±0.24	1.7±0.3	0.124	0.0±0.1

		At baseline	At week 16		Change
Variables	Group	x̅±SD	x̅±SD	Paired t-test p-value	x̅±SD	Student’s t-test p-value
Knowledge (scores)^a	Intervention	10.1±3.7	15.9±1.2	<0.001***	5.8±3.5	<0.001***
	Control	11.2±4.3	13.0±3.4	0.015*	1.8±4.1
Attitude (scores)^b	Intervention	3.9±0.3	4.1±0.2	0.005**	0.2±0.4	0.018*
	Control	3.8±0.3	3.9±0.3	0.103	0.1±0.3
Physical activity (METs)^c	Intervention	1.7±0.2	1.9±0.2	0.005**	0.2±0.2	<0.001***
	Control	1.7±0.24	1.7±0.3	0.124	0.0±0.1

Notes: METs, Metabolic equivalent of tasks. ^aTotal scores (18); <10.8 points (<60 percent), 10.8-12.5 points (60-69 percent), 12.6-14.3 points (70-79 percent), ⩾14.4 points (⩾80 percent); ^btotal scores (5); 1 (strong disagreement) to 5 scores (strong agreement); ^cPhysical activity intensity in METs; 0-1.5 (sedentary), 1.6-2.9 (light), 3-5.9 (moderate), ⩾6 (vigorous). *p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001

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