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Table 4 Results of patient-level GEE analyses

From: Cluster randomised trial of a tailored intervention to improve the management of overweight and obesity in primary care in England

 

Control

Intervention

 

Odds ratio

 

(n = 32079; 16 practices)

(n = 17728; 12 practices)

ICC

OR (95 % CI)

p value

Primary outcome

     

 Weight management

15.1 % (10.8 %)

13.2 % (5.9 %)

0.094

1.17 (0.72, 1.89)

0.53

Secondary outcomes

     

 BMI or waist circumference measureda

42.7 % (10.3 %)

39.6 % (10.6 %)

0.031

1.15 (0.89, 1.48)

0.28

 Referral to external weight loss services

5.1 % (3.4 %)

3.7 % (3.4 %)

0.026

1.45 (0.81, 2.63)

0.21

 Internal weight management

9.6 % (9.1 %)

8.7 % (6.7 %)

0.123

1.09 (0.55, 2.15)

0.81

 Lifestyle assessment

23.1 % (7.6 %)

23.9 % (6.1 %)

0.025

0.98 (0.76, 1.26)

0.88

 Weight loss of at least 1 kgb

42.2 % (4.1 %)

41.7 % (4.1 %)

0.003

0.98 (0.87, 1.09)

0.67

    

Mean difference

    

Mean (95 % CI)

p-value

BMIc

30.4 (0.9)

30.5 (1.1)

0.000

0.08 (−0.12, 0.28)

0.43

Weightb

85.3 (3.2)

87.5 (1.2)

0.002

0.05 (−0.32, 0.41)

0.81

  1. An odds ratio <1 favours the intervention group. A mean difference >0 favours the intervention group. xx.x% (xx.x%) = mean (SD)
  2. aControl (n = 20955), intervention (n = 12171)
  3. bControl (n = 9769), intervention (n = 5784)
  4. cControl (n = 2440), intervention (n = 1243)