Table 2 Comparison of clinical and laboratory parameters before and after the intervention in the two groups
Intergroup comparison | Intragroup comparison | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Stage | Group | Mean (SD) | Independent t-Test | Group | Paired t-Test | ||
t* | p-value | t** | p-value | |||||
IDWG (Kg) | Before | mHealth | 3.6 (0.8) | -0.27 | 0.785 | mHealth | -8.05 | < 0.0001 |
Face-to-Face | 3.7 (0.7) | |||||||
After | mHealth | 2.3 (0.7) | -3.45 | 0.001 | Face-to-Face | -6.023 | < 0.0001 | |
Face-to-Face | 2.9 (0.6) | |||||||
K (mmol/l) | Before | mHealth | 5.1 (0.4) | 1.17 | 0.243 | mHealth | -3.78 | 0.001 |
Face-to-Face | 5.0 (0.3) | |||||||
After | mHealth | 4.6 (0.6) | 0.94 | 0.349 | Face-to-Face | -4.83 | < 0.0001 | |
Face-to-Face | 4.4 (0.5) | |||||||
P (mg/dl) | Before | mHealth | 4.3 (0.9) | 0.90 | 0.370 | mHealth | -3.21 | 0.003 |
Face-to-Face | 4.1 (0.9) | |||||||
After | mHealth | 3.6 (0.6) | -0.77 | 0.441 | Face-to-Face | -1.70 | 0.097 | |
Face-to-Face | 3.7 (0.6) | |||||||
TC (mg/dl) | Before | mHealth | 203.2 (44.1) | -0.25 | 0.803 | mHealth | -4.22 | < 0.0001 |
Face-to-Face | 205.8 (41.5) | |||||||
After | mHealth | 158.3 (36.3) | -0.46 | 0.642 | Face-to-Face | -4.83 | < 0.0001 | |
Face-to-Face | 162.5 (39.3) | |||||||
TG (mg/dl) | Before | mHealth | 213.9 (114.1) | 0.12 | 0.905 | mHealth | -4.36 | < 0.0001 |
Face-to-Face | 210.7 (106.4) | |||||||
After | mHealth | 155.4 (76.1) | -2.16 | 0.034 | Face-to-Face | -0.91 | 0.365 | |
Face-to-Face | 198.8 (90.8) | |||||||
AL (g/dl) | Before | mHealth | 3.7 (0.4) | 1.73 | 0.087 | mHealth | 1.91 | 0.064 |
Face-to-Face | 3.5 (0.4) | |||||||
After | mHealth | 3.9 (0.2) | -0.08 | 0.932 | Face-to-Face | 3.88 | < 0.0001 | |
Face-to-Face | 3.9 (0.2) | |||||||
FER (µg/l) | Before | mHealth | 289.7 (181.6) | 0.31 | 0.756 | mHealth | -2.15 | 0.038 |
Face-to-Face | 275.0 (211.9) | |||||||
After | mHealth | 207.8 (99.2) | -0.60 | 0.545 | Face-to-Face | -1.430 | 0.162 | |
Face-to-Face | 221.7 (91.2) | |||||||