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

Table 3 Comparison of changes in dietary intakes^a

	Baseline mean (SD)	Week 8 mean (SD)	Difference (95% CI)^b	P ^c
Energy (KJ)
HP	8123 (2153)	6509 (1351)
HFib	8486 (2000)	5976 (925)	580 (9, 1150)	0.047
Protein (%)
HP	18 (5)	28 (5)
HFib	18 (4)	22 (3)	5.6 (3.7, 7.5)	< 0.001
Protein (g)
HP	82 (22)	104 (16)
HFib	86 (18)	76 (11)	28 (21, 35)	< 0.001
Animal protein (g)
HP	53 (19)	76 (14)
HFib	54 (16)	56 (14)	21 (14, 28)	< 0.001
Fat (%)
HP	33 (8)	29 (5)
HFib	31 (7)	23 (6)	5.8 (2.9, 8.8)	< 0.001
Saturated fat (%)
HP	13 (3)	9 (4)
HFib	13 (4)	6 (3)	3.0 (1.5, 4.7)	0.001
CHO (%)
HP	45 (6)	40 (6)
HFib	47 (7)	51 (6)	-11.1 (-14.2, -8.1)	< 0.001
Dietary fiber (g/day)
HP	25 (10)	24 (8)
HFib	26 (7)	39 (11)	-14.2 (-18.9, -9.5)	< 0.001
Soluble dietary fiber (g/day)
HP	12 (5)	10 (3)
HFib	12 (3)	16 (5)	-5.2 (-7.2, -3.2)	< 0.001
Insoluble dietary fiber (g/day)
HP	13 (5)	14 (5)
HFib	14 (5)	23 (7)	-8.9 (-12.0, -5.9)	< 0.001
Sodium (mg/d)
HP	2479 (909)	2049 (677)
HFib	2745 (840)	2125 (498)	-15 (-264, 294)	0.912
Alcohol (g)
HP	6 (9)	3 (5)
HFib	5 (9)	2 (5)	0.4 (-1.6, 2.4)	0.693

^a High protein diet (HP) n = 33 records, and high fiber diet (HFib), n = 36 records;
^b difference between HP and HFib diets estimated by ANCOVA with adjustment for baseline value;
^c p-value for the difference between the HP and HFib diets

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