Delivering the National Diabetes Prevention Program: Assessment of Outcomes in In-Person and Virtual Organizations
Table 2
Characteristics of participants who enrolled in the National Diabetes Prevention Program lifestyle change program by December 2018 and who had at least two sessions with recorded weights and at least one session with recorded weekly physical activity minutes, by organization delivery mode.
In-person
Online
Distance learning
Combination
Sample population
112,633
165,052
2,385
6,042
Physical activity (PA) (minutes/week)
Mean (SD)
Median (IQR)
Mean (SD)
Median (IQR)
Mean (SD)
Median (IQR)
Mean (SD)
Median (IQR)
First reported PA
127.3 (150.3)
90 (20–180)
183.0 (198.0)
131 (50–240)
170.3 (168.7)
120 (40–250)
132.2 (188.6)
80 (10–165)
Last reported PA
169.3 (184.9)
140 (45–210)
163.2 (218.9)
90 (15–209)
197.4 (170.7)
150 (60–275)
147.2 (165.5)
100 (40–180)
Difference between first and last reported PA
42.0 (199.0)
10 (-35–115)
-19.8 (203.7)
-12 (-100–35)
27.1 (183.4)
0 (-47–100)
15.0 (191.3)
10 (-30–80)
Physical activity (minutes/week)
N
%
N
%
N
%
N
%
First reported PA
Weekly
20,760
18.4
17,434
10.6
200
8.4
1,070
17.7
20,911
18.6
28,261
17.1
478
20.0
1,334
22.1
31,505
28.0
45,120
27.3
669
28.1
1,670
27.6
PA
39,457
35.0
74,237
45.0
1,038
43.5
1,968
32.6
Last reported PA
Weekly
19,452
17.3
33,672
20.4
127
5.3
662
11.0
10,079
9.0
33,670
20.4
376
15.8
1,043
17.3
27,238
24.2
39,471
23.9
589
24.7
1,913
31.7
PA
55,864
49.6
58,239
35.3
1,293
54.2
2,424
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Weight
Mean (SD)
Median (IQR)
Mean (SD)
Median (IQR)
Mean (SD)
Median (IQR)
Mean (SD)
Median (IQR)
First reported weight (lbs.)
213.3 (48.8)
205 (178–240)
215.6 (47.5)
208.0 (181.0–242.0)
215.2 (48.8)
206.0 (180.0–240.0)
219.1 (51.5)
211.0 (182.0–246.0)
Last reported weight (lbs.)
203.8 (48.0)
196 (170–230)
209.9 (47.3)
202.4 (175.9–236.0)
205.1 (47.7)
196.0 (172.0–230.0)
212.8 (51.0)
205.0 (176.0–239.0)
Difference between first and last reported weight (lbs.)
9.5 (12.2)
7.0 (2.0–15.0)
5.8 (10.8)
3.1 (0.0–9.3)
10.1 (11.1)
8.0 (2.8–15.0)
6.3 (10.9)
4.0 (0.0–10.0)
Percent weight lost between first and last weights (%)
4.4 (5.4)
3.5 (0.9–7.0)
2.6 (4.8)
1.6 (0.0–4.5)
4.7 (4.9)
3.9 (1.3–7.1)
2.9 (4.7)
1.8 (0.0–4.7)
Proportions with various percentages of weight loss
