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Finding
Finding
improvement
Latino adults with type 2 diabetes who had family and friends join in physical activity at baseline achieved 2.5 percentage points greater weight loss at 1 year compared to those without such support (beta=-2.10, SE=0.84, p=0.01).
| Effect size | beta = -2.10 (SE 0.84) |
| Follow-up | 1 year |
| Comparator | No social support for physical activity (family/friends did not join in physical activity) |
| Effect summary | improvement; beta = -2.10 (SE 0.84) |
| Effect modifiers | [{"modifier": "sex", "interaction_p": "p=ns (not significant)", "direction": "null", "stratum_details": "No moderation effects of sex were noted in any of the models involving functional support", "plain_language": "The benefit of exercising with family or friends applied equally to Latino men and women", "annotation_notes": "Tested via sex interaction term in multivariable model; non-significant"}] |
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Source
PMC4769665
The relationship of social support with treatment adherence and weight loss in Latinos with type 2 diabetes