Comparison of high protein and high fiber weight-loss diets in women with risk factors for the metabolic syndrome: a randomized trial

Table 2 Baseline demographic and clinical details for all participants randomized to the high protein (HP) or high fiber (HFib) diets

	HP	HFib
n	42	41
Age (years)^a	40.5 (12.7)	43.4 (9.6)
BMI (kg/m²)^a	33.7 (4.9)	34.2 (4.8)
Weight (kg)^a	91.5 (15.8)	92.9 (15.3)
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)^a	126 (16)	124 (14)
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)^a	80 (10)	80 (10)
Triglycerides (mmol/L)^a	1.47 (0.76)	1.42 (0.62)
HDL Cholesterol (mmol/L)^a	1.24 (0.27)	1.28 (0.25)
Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L)^b	5.0 (3.8, 12.6)	4.9 (3.9, 6.1)
Insulin resistant^c	9 (21)	8 (20)
Metabolic syndrome^d	8 (19)	8 (20)

^a mean (SD), ^b geometric mean (min, max), all other values are n (%); ^c McAuley Index ≤ 6.3 Gffm/I; ^d International Diabetes Federation definition

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