Enhancing the get healthy information and coaching service for Aboriginal adults: evaluation of the process and impact of the program

Table 4 Change in outcomes between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal coaching participants and Aboriginal participants’ pre-Aboriginal and post-Aboriginal program implementation, February 2009-December 2015

	Aboriginal^a	Non-Aboriginal^a	Pre Aboriginal program implementation^b	Post Aboriginal program implementation^b
	Mean [SD]	Mean [SD]	Mean [SD]	Mean [SD]
Change in weight [kg]	−3.9 [7.2]	−3.6 [4.9]	−4.7 [6.1]	−2.7 [8.6]
Change in BMI [kg/m²]	−1.5 [2.7]	−1.3 [1.8]	−1.7 [2.3]	−1.1 [3.1]
Change in waist circumference [cm]	−6.2 [7.8]	−4.8 [6.5]	−6.9 [7.6]	−5.0 [8.1]
Change in fruit consumption [daily serves]	0.5 [1.0]	0.3 [1.1]	0.7 [0.9]	0.3 [1.1]
Change in vegetable consumption [daily serves]	0.9 [1.4]	1.1 [1.5]	1.2 [1.4]	0.5 [1.3]
Change in takeaway consumption [weekly serves]	−0.3 [1.0]	−0.4 [1.2]	−0.5 [1.0]	−0.1 [0.9]
Change in sweetened drinks consumption [daily serves]	−0.3 [1.4]	−0.3 [0.9]	−0.3 [1.7]	−0.1 [0.7]
Change in walking [30 min sessions per week]	0.5 [3.3]	1.1 [2.9]	0.9 [2.9]	−0.2 [3.6]
Change in moderate physical activity [30 min sessions per week]	0.8 [2.3]	0.7 [2.3]	0.8 [2.0]	0.7 [2.7]
Change in vigorous physical activity 20 min [sessions per week]	0.4 [1.6]	0.4 [1.5]	0.7 [1.6]	0.1 [1.6]

Change in the variable between baseline and 6-months; an independent samples T-test of significance was undertaken comparing participant’s change between baseline and follow up; no results of significance were found
^a n = range of 108–74 for Aboriginal participants; n = range of 5,455-5,272 for Non-Aboriginal participants
^b n = range of 66–60 for Aboriginal participants pre-program implementation; n = range of 45–39 for Aboriginal participants post-program implementation

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