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Table 1 Body composition changes between baseline and wk 4, wk 8, and wk 12

From: Erratum to: Calcium plus vitamin D3 supplementation facilitated Fat loss in overweight and obese college students with very-low calcium consumption: a randomized controlled trial

 

Δ1(wk0 ~ wk 4)

Δ2(wk0 ~ wk 8)

Δ3(wk0 ~ wk 12)

 

Calcium+D (n = 26)

Control (n = 25)

P a

Calcium+D (n = 25)

Control (n = 23)

P

Calcium+D (n = 22)

Control (n = 21)

P

Body weight (kg)

−2.2 ± 1.4 b

−1.7 ± 1.2

0.16

−3.3 ± 1.6

−3.3 ± 1.4

0.94

−4.1 ± 1.8

−3.5 ± 1.9

0.25

Fat mass (kg)

−1.7 ± 1.7

−1.0 ± 1.1

0.13

−2.4 ± 1.2

−1.7 ± 0.8

0.03

−2.8 ± 1.3

−1.8 ± 1.3

0.02

Fat percentage (%)

−1.6 ± 2.5

−0.8 ± 1.3

0.19

−2.1 ± 1.2

−1.1 ± 0.9

<0.01

−2.6 ± 1.6

−1.4 ± 1.5

0.02

Lean mass (kg)

−0.4 ± 1.0

−0.5 ± 1.2

0.77

−0.8 ± 0.9

−1.2 ± 1.7

0.24

−1.1 ± 1.1

−1.4 ± 1.2

0.31

Visceral fat mass (kg) c

−0.3 ± 0.3

−0.1 ± 0.2

0.09

−0.4 ± 0.3

−0.2 ± 0.2

<0.01

−0.5 ± 0.2

−0.3 ± 0.2

0.01

VFA (cm2) c

−6.6 ± 7.6

−2.9 ± 6.6

0.12

−10.9 ± 7.2

−4.6 ± 4.9

<0.01

−12.0 ± 6.4

−6.5 ± 7.2

0.02

  1. Calcium+D, Calcium+vitamin D3 group. Control, control group. VFA, visceral fat area.
  2. Δ1=[(mean values wk 4)-(mean values wk 0)]. Δ2=[(mean values wk 8)-(mean values wk 0)]. Δ3=[(mean values wk 12)-(mean values wk 0)].