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Table 3 Anthropometric and clinical characteristics in overweight women at baseline and after dietary intervention

From: Effect of a conventional energy-restricted modified diet with or without meal replacement on weight loss and cardiometabolic risk profile in overweight women

 

MR (n = 43)

Mean ± SD

C (n = 44)

Mean ± SD

MR vs C

 

Baseline

Week 12

Difference

Baseline

Week 12

Difference

P a

Weight (kg)

83.9 ± 8.8

78.0 ± 9.2**

-5.98 ± 2.82

84.1 ± 8.3

79.3 ± 7.3**

-4.84 ± 3.54

0.075

Relative weight loss (%)

100 ± 0

92.8 ± 3.3**

-7.19 ± 3.25

100 ± 0

94.4 ± 4**

-5.60 ± 4.02

0.048

BMI (kg/m2)

31.2 ± 2.3

29.0 ± 2.6**

-2.24 ± 1.02

31.2 ± 2.1

29.4 ± 1.9**

-1.79 ± 1.31

0.075

WC (cm)

93.9 ± 7.2

87.4 ± 7.6**

-6.55 ± 3.91

94.9 ± 6.1

89.6 ± 6.3**

-5.30 4.27

0.094

WHtR

0.574

± 0.043

0.534

± 0.047**

0.040

± 0.024

0.579

± 0.040

0.547

± 0.045**

0.032

± 0.026

0.092

HC (cm)b

114.2 ± 6.4

(n = 26)

108.5 ± 6.0

-5.71 ± 2.34

114.3 ± 6.0

(n = 28)

109.4 ± 6.5

-4.93 ± 3.45

0.565

WHRb

0.83 ± 0.06

(n = 26)

0.82 ± 0.05

-0.01 ± 0.03

0.84 ± 0.05

(n = 28)

0.84 ± 0.06

0.00 ± 0.03

0.350

Thigh circumference (cm)b

64.1 ± 5.0

60.8 ± 5.1

-3.33 ± 2.10

64.1 ± 4.6

61.5 ± 5.0

-2.59 ± 2.35

0.158

 

(n = 35)

  

(n = 38)

   

BFM (kg)

36.1 ± 6.3

31.4 ± 6.4**

-4.69 ± 2.31

36.6 ± 6.0

32.6 ± 5,2**

-3.98 ± 2.53

0.144

Body fat (%)

42.7 ± 3.8

39.9 ± 4.3**

-2.79 ± 1.79

43.3 ± 3.6

41.0 ± 3.6*

-2.33 ± 1.51

0.191

BCM (kg)

25.7 ± 2.5

24.8 ± 2.6**

-0.93 ± 0.80

25.7 ± 2.3

24.7 ± 2.0**

-0.98 ± 0.98

0.760

BCM (%)

30.8 ± 2.9

32.0 ± 3.1**

1.19 ± 1.24

30.7 ± 3.0

31.3 ± 2.9*

0.62 ± 1.17

0.054

LBM (kg)

48.1 ± 3.8

46.8 ± 3.9**

-1.30 ± 1.40

47.7 ± 3.8

46.9 ± 3.3**

-0.77 ± 1.46

0.058

LBM (%)

57.6 ± 3.8

60.4 ± 4.3**

2.81 ± 2.22

56.9 ± 3.7

59.4 ± 3.7**

2.45 ± 1.93

0.445

BP systolic (mmHg)

131.2

119.8

-11.4

128.0

119.5

-8.5

0.148

 

± 17.4

± 12.8**

± 18.8

± 19.7

± 13.8*

± 23.5

 

BP diastolic (mmHg)

80.8 ± 9.6

77.2 ± 8.6*

-3.6 ± 11.7

79.8 ± 9.0

75.5 ± 8.3*

-4.4 ± 11.7

0.914

Heart rate (1/min)b

77.0 ± 10.3

(n = 42)

75.8 ± 9.9

-1.2 ± 8.0

77.8 ± 10.8

75.8 ± 11.5

-2.0 ± 8.9

0.983

  1. abbreviations used: BCM, body cell mass; BFM, body fat mass; BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; C, control group; HC, hip circumference; LBM, lean body mass; MR, meal replacement group; WC, waist circumference; WHR, Waist-to-hip ratio; WHtR, Waist-to-height ratio
  2. *p < 0.05; ** p < 0.001; Wilcoxon-test within groups
  3. ap-value: Mann-Whitney-U-test
  4. bdata not available for all women