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Slide Presentation from the AHRQ 2007 Annual Conference


Improving Health

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Geisinger

Temple

 

Baseline

Final

Baseline

Final

N = finished

 

205

 

183

Wt (lbs)

197.1±38.9

  195.0±39.5†

205.1±40.3*

205.6.0±42.2*

Waist (in)

39.8.2±5.8

39.6±5.3

42.0±5.7*

42.2±6.4*

BMI

31.2±5.7

30.8±5.9†

32.5±7.1*

32.6±7.4*

Chol (mg/dl)

206.6±41.2

195.1±40.7†

194.6±47.7*

186.5±42.9*†

LDL (mg/dl)

118.9±38.3

109.4±37.3†

122.8±41.4

118.8±38.9

HDL (mg/dl)

50.4±12.8

51.0±13.1*

42.9±11.1*

44.3±12.7*

SBP (mmHg)

150.8±18.3

139.0±19.3†

140.6±16.8*

131.3±18.2†*

DBP (mmHg)

81.4±11.6

78.8±10.0†

82.8±10.5

76.0±9.8†*

MS Score

2.6±1.2

2.4±1.3†

3.0±1.2*

2.6±1.2†*

CVD Risk

16.7±9.1%

14.1±8.3%†

18.7±10.7%*

16.0±10.2%†*

6-min walk (ft)

1590±302

1648±350†

1352±381*

1367±409*

Smoker (%)

 

10%

 

39%

Diabetes (%)

 

37%*

 

57%*

 


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