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Table 2 General characteristics of the subjects

From: Effect of toxic trace element detoxification, body fat reduction following four-week intake of the Wellnessup diet: a three-arm, randomized clinical trial

Variables

WD

(n = 15)

CRD

(n = 15)

MRD

(n = 15)

p-value1)

(W-M-C)

p-value2)(W-M)

p-value3)(W-C)

p-value4)(M-C)

Age, years

25.73 ± 4.18

24.93 ± 4.57

27.93 ± 5.04

0.261

0.602

0.234

0.138

Sex (male/female)

0/15

0/15

0/15

–

–

–

–

Height (cm)

163.33 ± 5.47

161.80 ± 5.05

162.93 ± 6.65

0.683

0.347

> 0.99

0.617

Weight (kg)

70.21 ± 8.41

67.84 ± 6.29

70.18 ± 6.59

0.687

0.534

> 0.99

0.407

Body Mass Index (kg/m2)

26.25 ± 1.98

25.91 ± 1.95

26.41 ± 1.60

0.455

0.507

0.470

0.280

Body Fat Mass (kg)

25.05 ± 4.67

23.69 ± 4.48

25.18 ± 4.69

0.547

0.361

0.803

0.361

Body Fat (%)

35.89 ± 3.42

35.25 ± 4.00

36.04 ± 4.36

0.586

0.455

0.724

0.361

Fat-Free Mass (kg)

44.54 ± 5.51

43.13 ± 3.70

44.33 ± 4.03

0.713

0.756

0.819

0.361

Waist Circumference (cm)

88.46 ± 7.84

85.67 ± 7.53

87.51 ± 6.14

0.633

0.372

0.884

0.493

Hip Circumference (cm)

101.49 ± 3.50

99.75 ± 3.48

101.87 ± 4.66

0.334

0.254

0.884

0.178

Drinking (yes/no)5)

8/7

6/9

7/8

0.7653)

0.464

0.715

0.713

Alcohol (units/week)

2.51 ± 0.53

2.55 ± 2.62

4.70 ± 3.19

0.287

0.212

0.415

0.247

Current Smoker (yes/no)

0/15

0/15

0/15

–

–

–

–

TC (mg/dL)

196.93 ± 32.84

182.13 ± 29.34

207.27 ± 38.31

0.213

0.198

0.561

0.115

TG (mg/dL)

96.13 ± 44.13

74.07 ± 27.14

107.20 ± 64.91

0.215

0.171

0.709

0.120

HDL-C (mg/dL)

63.73 ± 14.10

63.47 ± 13.23

67.87 ± 17.08

0.612

0.950

0.394

0.418

LDL-C (mg/dL)

108.27 ± 27.83

96.93 ± 26.42

113.40 ± 33.87

0.324

0.281

0.868

0.152

Glucose (mg/dL)

92.20 ± 11.19

85.00 ± 5.20

86.07 ± 7.41

0.083

0.038

0.092

0.819

Insulin (μU/mL)

11.80 ± 4.49

9.29 ± 4.13

12.14 ± 8.46

0.230

0.115

0.299

0.407

HbA1c (%)

5.41 ± 0.21

5.29 ± 0.21

5.37 ± 0.36

0.430

0.177

0.564

0.596

hs-CRP (mg/L)

1.80 ± 2.99

0.96 ± 1.87

0.95 ± 1.48

0.317

0.183

0.443

0.319

GGT (IU/L)

27.87 ± 48.53

10.00 ± 4.21

14.53 ± 7.49

0.184

0.191

0.983

0.069

Uric acid (mg/dL)

5.21 ± 1.08

4.74 ± 1.06

5.13 ± 0.82

0.264

0.152

0.934

0.184

  1. Values are presented as mean ± SD
  2. 1) Analyzed by the Kruskal-Wallis test for change in WD-MRD-CRD groups
  3. 2) Analyzed by the Wilcoxon rank-sum test for change in WD-MRD groups
  4. 3) Analyzed by the Wilcoxon rank-sum test for change in WD-CRD groups
  5. 4) Analyzed by the Wilcoxon rank-sum test for change in MRD-CRD groups
  6. 5) Analyzed by the Chi-square test
  7. Abbreviations: WD Wellnessup diet, MRD maintaining regular diet, CRD calorie-restricted diet, TC Total Cholesterol, TG Triglycerides, HDL-C HDL-Cholesterol, LDL-C LDL-Cholesterol, GGT Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase