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Table 4 Change in the cardiometabolic risk profile in overweight women 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)

n (%)

C (n = 44)

n (%)

MR vs C

 

Baseline

Week 12

P a

Baseline

Week 12

P a

P b

Weight reduction

> 5%

-

33

(76.7%)

-

-

22

(50.0%)

-

0.010

WC > 88 cm

31

(72.9%)

19

(44.2%)

0.009

37

(84.1%)

24

(54.5%)

0.003

0.429

BP systolic

≥ 130 mmHg

28

(65.1%)

15

(34.9%)

0.005

20

(45.5%)

12

(27.3%)

0.076

0.263

BP diastolic

≥ 85 mmHg

13

(30.2%)

9

(20.9%)

0.323

6

(13.6%)

6

(13.6%)

1.000

0.229

BP ≥ 130/85 mmHg

12

(27.9%)

5

(11.6%)

0.058

6

(13.6%)

5

(11.4%)

0.747

0.439

TG ≥ 150 mg/dl

14

(41.2%)c

16

(47.1%)c

0.651

15

(44.1%)c

13

(38.2%)c

0.647

0.897

HDL-C < 50 mg/dl

11

(32.4%)c

12

(35.3%)c

0.808

8

(23.5%)c

11

(32.4%)c

0.437

0.851

Fasting glucose

≥ 110 mg/dl

2

(5.9%)c

2

(5.9%)c

1.000

3

(8.8%)c

1

(2.9%)c

0.306

0.906

Hypertriglyceridemic

waistd

12

(35.3%)c

7

(20.6%)c

0.194

14

(41.2%)c

7

(20.6)c

0.080

0.984

Atherogenic

dyslipidemiae

6

(17.6%)c

7

(20.6%)c

0.763

4

(11.8%)c

3

(8.8%)c

0.694

0.490

  1. abbreviations used: BP, blood pressure; C, control group; HDL-C, HDL cholesterol; MR, meal replacement group; WC, waist circumference
  2. ap-value: chi-square-test within groups
  3. bp-value: chi-square-test in contingency tables
  4. cbiochemical analysis with the same method (n = 34)
  5. dhypertriglyceridemic waist, i.e. WC > 88 cm and TG ≥ 150 mg/dL [18]
  6. eatherogenic dyslipidemia, i.e. triad of elevated triglycerides, low HDL-C, and small LDL-C particles [3]
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