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Table 1 Baseline characteristics on participants (n = 162) who completed the intervention

From: The effects of four hypocaloric diets containing different levels of sucrose or high fructose corn syrup on weight loss and related parameters

 

Entire population n = 162

10% HFCS n = 36

20% HFCS n = 24

10% Sucrose n = 29

20% Sucrose n = 33

EO n = 40

Age (years

42.8 ± 10.2

40.7 ± 10.3

41.7 ± 11.3

41.7 ± 11.2

42.9 ± 11.2

41.4 ± 10.2

Body Mass (kg)

87.2 ± 12.5

88.9 ± 12.3

89.4 ± 12.8

87.7 ± 14.2

89.1 ± 15.1

86.5 ± 12.7

BMI

31.9 ± 3.3

32.0 ± 3.4

32.2 ± 3.1

31.6 ± 3.7

32.1 ± 3.3

31.8 ± 3.1

Body Fat Percent

43.1 ± 6.5

43.2 ± 6.8

43.5 ± 6.3

44.0 ± 7.2

42.3 ± 5.8

42.4 ± 6.5

Blood Glucose (mmol/L)

4.9 ± 0.4

5.0 ± 0.4

5.0 ± 0.5

5.2 ± 0.7

5.1 ± 0.7

5.1 ± 0.6

Cholesterol (mmol/L)

4.9 ± 1.0

4.8 ± 1.1

4.9 ± 1.0

5.0 ± 1.2

5.0 ± 1.0

5.0 ± 0.8

  1. Note: Attrition rates were not significantly different among the groups (37%, 47%, 40%, 28% and 25% respectively).