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Table 1 Baseline physical characteristics and dietary intake of individuals enrolled in a 12 week weight loss program

From: Body composition, dietary composition, and components of metabolic syndrome in overweight and obese adults after a 12-week trial on dietary treatments focused on portion control, energy density, or glycemic index

 

LED*

 

LGI*

 

PC*

 

n

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

 

Age (years)

38.8

7.0

39.1

7.1

37.9 ± 7.0

 

57, 59, 41

Gender

M = 7, F = 50

 

M = 7, F = 52

 

M = 5, F = 36

 

M = 19,F = 138

Body Mass (kg)

85.71

11.19

84.32

12.42

85.38

8.98

57, 59, 41

BMI (kg/m2)

31.20

2.42

31.13

2.50

31.83

2.18

57, 59, 41

Waist Circumf. (cm)

91.35

7.67

91.57

10.59

91.09

7.74

57, 59, 41

Body Fat Percentage

45.67

5.11

46.20

5.25

46.56

5.82

57, 59, 41

Systolic BP(mmHg)

114.28

11.63

113.02

10.11

112.39

8.69

57, 59, 41

Diastolic BP(mmHg)

72.21

6.97

72.42

7.13

71.12

7.27

57, 59, 41

Cholesterol (mmol/L)

5.07

0.85

5.22

1.05

5.29

1.29

57, 59, 41

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

1.32

0.70

1.53

0.91a

1.15

0.61

57, 59, 41

HDL (mmol/L)

1.37

0.26

1.42

0.33

1.44

0.31

57, 59, 41

LDL (mmol/L)

3.11

0.76

3.07

0.76

3.32

1.27

57, 59, 41

Insulin (pmol/L)

58.06

27.85

66.74

42.78

76.44

34.31

56, 59, 41

Glucose (mmol/L)

4.71

0.43

4.68

0.41a

4.93

0.61

57, 59, 41

HOMA-IR

1.78

0.92

2.03

1.38

2.18

1.24

56, 59, 41

Glc AUC (min*g/dl))

14.11

2.53

14.78

3.57

15.00

3.46

56, 58, 39

CRP (mg/L)

4.17

2.65

3.28

2.61

3.37

2.02

51, 45, 34

Energy Intake (KJ/day)

8325.74

2361.45

8578.04

2970.64

8380.13

2448.90

54, 58, 35

Energy Density (KJ/g)

4.56

1.21

4.18

1.21

4.18

1.21

55, 58, 35

Total Fiber Intake (g)

8.3

2.4b

8.2

2.7b

15.8

4.9

54, 58, 35

Energy from Fat (%)

35.7

7.8

35.8

5.7

35.4

7.3

54, 58, 35

Energy from CHO (%)

47.1

8.3

46.8

6.6

48.3

9.3

54, 58, 35

%Energy Protein

17.1

3.8

17.3

3.9

16.6

3.9

54, 58, 35

%Energy Sat.Fat

12.3

3.1

12.4

3.2

11.9

2.9

54, 58, 35

  1. *LED, Low Energy Density; LGI, Low Glycemic Index; PC, Portion Control; BP, blood pressure; Glc, glucose; CRP, C-reactive protein; CHO, carbohydrate.
  2. a, different from PC, p < 0.05; b, different from PC, p < 0.001.