Table 2 Body composition in males (M) and females (F) on the CARB and PRO diets ¹

CARB

n = 66

PRO

n = 64

CARB

n = 51

PRO

n = 52

CARB

n = 30

PRO

n = 41

F

87.6 ± 11.4^a

85.1 ± 12.0^a

81.4 ± 12.3^ab

78.4 ± 11.3^ab

80.6 ± 12.9^ab

77.6 ± 13.1^ab

M

100.1 ± 10.8

100.2 ± 16.4

89.7 ± 10.0^b

92.3 ± 14.6^b

85.9 ± 8.1^b

90.2 ± 16.1^b

F

-

-

−7.3 ± 3.8^b

−8.3 ± 3.2^b

−10.3 ± 6.1^b

−9.5 ± 6.0^b

M

-

-

−8.5 ± 4.0^b

−9.0 ± 3.4^b

−9.8 ± 6.5^b

−12.1 ± 7.6^b

F

36.8 ± 7.8^a

34.6 ± 7.5^a

33.0 ± 7.6^ab

30.2 ± 6.5^ab

32.8 ± 7.7^ab

29.6 ± 7.9^ab

M

30.5 ± 5.5

28.7 ± 7.7

24.0 ± 4.6^b

22.5 ± 6.8^b

21.6 ± 4.6^b

21.0 ± 7.3^b

F

48.9 ± 6.3^a

48.3 ± 6.2^a

46.9 ± 6.3^ab

45.8 ± 6.8^ab

46.3 ± 5.7^ab

46.6 ± 6.9^ab

M

67.4 ± 8.1

68.6 ± 10.4

62.4 ± 7.6^b

65.7 ± 9.3^b

61.5 ± 5.1^b

66.6 ± 10.8^b

F

21.0 ± 3.2^a

20.9 ± 3.2^a

20.0 ± 3.1^ab

19.7 ± 3.3^ab

18.9 ± 5.1^ab

19.9 ± 3.4^ab

M

30.6 ± 4.7

31.7 ± 6.0

28.1 ± 4.0^b

30.5 ± 5.5^b

28.0 ± 3.2^b

31.0 ± 6.1^b

F

7.7 ± 1.0^a

7.9 ± 1.2^a

7.3 ± 1.0^ab

7.5 ± 1.2^ab

6.9 ± 1.9^ab

7.5 ± 1.1^ab

M

9.9 ± 1.4

10.0 ± 1.3

9.2 ± 1.3^b

9.6 ± 1.3^b

9.1 ± 1.0^b

9.7 ± 1.3^b