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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Although well matched for risk factor level and prevalence at baseline, by 3 months, the modular group had significantly reduced risk factor level in comparison with controls for most risk factors including total cholesterol (158 + / - 3. 9 vs 186 + / - 3. 9 mg/dL, P <. 001), systolic blood pressure (133. 5 + / - 2. 0 vs 144. 4 + / - 2. 4 mm Hg, P <. 01), body mass index (28. 9 + / - 0. 7 vs 31. 0 + / - 0. 7 kg/m, P =. 02), and physical activity (1, 187 + / - 164 vs 636 + / - 115 metabolic equivalents [METS] / kg/min, P <. 01).