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Table 3 Parameters in the weight loss patient group before and after treatment (n = 31)

From: Weight loss therapy for clinical management of patients with some atherosclerotic diseases: a randomized clinical trial

Parameters

Before weight loss (n = 31)

After weight loss (n = 31)

t-test

P-value

M

SE

M

SE

Passport age (years)

47.5

1.9

-

-

-

-

Weight (kg)

89.56

3.59

77.91

3.39

2.359

0.016

BMI (kg/m2)

30.15

1.38

26.23

1.30

2.068

0.021

Fat mass (%)

29.87

2.01

20.23

2.55

2.969

0.0019

Fat mass (kg)

26.75

2.94

15.76

2.98

2.625

0.005

Visceral fat rating (units)

11.73

1.26

8.02

1.64

1.794

0.038

Fat free mass (kg)

62.81

2.18

60.82

2.01

0.671

0.25

Total body water (kg)

43.98

1.69

43.11

1.58

0.376

0.35

Total body water (%)

49.11

1.41

55.33

1.99

2.553

0.0061

Muscle mass (kg)

58.56

2.11

57.55

1.91

0.355

0.36

Muscle mass (%)

65.39

1.87

73.87

2.49

2.723

0.0038

Bone mass (kg)

3.26

0.12

3.05

0.10

1.344

0.091

Bone mass (%)

3.64

0.09

3.91

0.08

2.282

0.012

Metabolic age (years)

56.82

3.89

47.78

3.67

1.669

0.047

Basal metabolic rate (kcal/day)

1837.53

67.42

1495.44

64.01

3.680

0.0002

Bioimpedance (ohms)

505.00

10.22

477.54

8.95

2.021

0.023

  1. Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; M, mean; SE, standard error of the mean