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Table 1 Measured Baseline Subject Characteristics (Mean and SD = standard deviation)*

From: Results of soy-based meal replacement formula on weight, anthropometry, serum lipids & blood pressure during a 40-week clinical weight loss trial

Characteristic

12/15/18 Group

15/18 Group

 

N

Mean

(SD)

N

Mean

(SD)

Age, yrs

50

47.7

(8.3)

49

48.7

(8.8)

Weight, kg

50

91.0

(12.5)

49

93.5

(14.3)

Body mass index (BMI: kg/m2)

50

34.0

(3.5)

49

34.6

(3.6)

Total body fat mass %

49

44.4

(5.8)

49

44.4

(5.2)

Fat mass, Kg

49

40.3

(8.6)

49

41.9

(9.7)

Waist circumference

49

98.0

(9.3)

49

100.2

(9.4)

Total cholesterol, mg/dL

48

194.8

(33.0)

49

209.8

(38.7)

LDL cholesterol, mg/dL

48

121.5

(28.4)

48

134.0

(37.3)

HDL cholesterol, mg/dL

48

54.2

(12.6)

49

51.4

(11.6)

Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg

49

80.1

(8.9)

49

78.2

(7.0)

Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg

49

121.9

(16.0)

49

118.9

(14.2)

Triglyceride, mg/dL

48

95.7

(57.5)

49

131.1

(83.9)

  1. * Ns differ because some measures were missing and because the 15/18 group had 49 subjects owing to a clerical error.