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Volume 7: No. 4, July 2010

ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Effect of a Multifaceted, Church-Based Wellness Program on Metabolic Syndrome in 41 Overweight or Obese Congregants

Wk Weight, kg
Women Men
Mean SE Mean SE
0 84.3 3.1 98.9 5.2
1 83.5 3.4 97.4 5.0
2 82.6 3.2 98.0 6.2
3 82.0 3.1 95.1 6.0
4 81.2 3.8 95.1 5.5
5 83.5 3.7 95.6 5.3
6 81.2 3.8 93.7 4.5
7 79.4 3.5 97.2 5.0
8 79.5 3.2 93.0 4.6
13 79.0 4.2 93.4 4.9
18 76.7 3.3 94.8 6.7

Wk % Weight Loss
Women Men
Mean SE Mean SE
0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1 −1.4 0.3 −1.5 0.3
2 −2.3 0.3 −2.5 0.5
3 −2.9 0.4 −3.4 0.5
4 −3.6 0.6 −3.9 0.7
5 −4.1 0.5 −4.6 0.8
6 −4.5 0.6 −5.0 0.8
7 −5.3 0.7 −5.8 1.0
8 −6.0 0.6 −5.8 0.8
13 −6.6 1.0 −6.5 1.5
18 −7.1 1.0 −5.5 1.7

Wk % Body Fat
Women Men
Mean SE Mean SE
0 41.9 1.0 29.2 1.1
1 41.2 1.2 28.7 1.3
4 39.1 1.4 26.8 1.6
8 39.2 1.3 26.5 1.4
13 38.2 1.8 26.6 1.9
18 37.4 1.7 26.4 1.5

Wk BMI
Women Men
Mean SE Mean SE
0 31.8 1.2 31.0 1.4
1 31.5 1.4 30.4 1.4
4 30.9 1.5 29.7 1.6
8 30.0 1.3 29.1 1.3
13 29.8 1.7 29.1 1.3
18 28.9 1.1 30.4 1.6

Figure. Weight, percentage of weight loss, percentage of body fat, and body mass index (BMI) in 41 overweight or obese congregants (27 women and 14 men) during an 8-week diet and exercise intervention and 10-week follow-up, Hillsdale United Methodist Church Wellness Study, Advance, North Carolina, April-August 2008.

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