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Table 4 Blood lipid, glucose and insulin concentrations in premenopausal women in a 1-year randomized controlled trial of weight gain prevention in which women were randomized to a registered dietitian-led nutrition education group (RDG), a counselor-led nutrition education group (CSG) or a control group (CON)

From: Effects of nutrition education on weight gain prevention: a randomized controlled trial

  

Baseline

Month 3

Month 6

Month 9

Month 12

 

Variable

Group

P-value

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

RDG (n = 26)

169.0 ± 8.8

177.0 ± 9.5

178.7 ± 8.7

181.7 ± 8.8

175.8 ± 8.5

Group = NS

CSG (n = 28)

163.0 ± 6.0

176.8 ± 6.5

174.3 ± 5.9

178.0 ± 6.0

176.0 ± 5.8

Time = NS

CON (n = 24)

156.2 ± 10.5

166.6 ± 11.3

170.4 ± 10.4

173.8 ± 10.6

160.7 ± 10.2

G x T = NS

High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL)

RDG (n = 26)

54.6 ± 3.7

54.1 ± 3.6

51.4 ± 3.4

53.1 ± 3.6

49.8 ± 3.7

Group = NS

CSG (n = 29)

52.5 ± 2.5

51.7 ± 2.4

51.6 ± 2.2

51.8 ± 2.4

50.4 ± 2.4

Time = NS

CON (n = 24)

45.6 ± 4.4

45.8 ± 4.3

47.8 ± 4.0

48.9 ± 4.2

50.5 ± 4.4

G x T = NS

Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL)

RDG (n = 26)

97.2 ± 7.0

104.1 ± 7.3

109.7 ± 7.1

111.5 ± 7.6

106.3 ± 6.8

Group = NS

CSG (n = 28)

96.9 ± 4.7

110.8 ± 5.0

107.8 ± 4.8

111.9 ± 5.1

111.5 ± 4.6

Time = NS

CON (n = 23)

95.3 ± 8.5

111.9 ± 9.0

113.5 ± 8.6

111.8 ± 9.3

99.0 ± 8.3

G x T = NS

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

RDG (n = 25)

54.2 ± 8.8

54.4 ± 7.7

56.4 ± 7.4

55.4 ± 8.7

62.2 ± 8.3

Group = NS

CSG (n = 28)

64.7 ± 5.8

63.4 ± 5.1

64.3 ± 4.9

68.1 ± 5.7

67.3 ± 5.5

Time = NS

CON (n = 22)

86.0 ± 10.8

65.4 ± 9.4

62.9 ± 9.1

79.5 ± 10.6

73.0 ± 10.2

G x T = NS

Glucose (mg/dL)

RDG (n = 23)

82.1 ± 4.7

84.6 ± 6.5

93.3 ± 2.3

96.7 ± 3.0

91.5 ± 2.8

Group = NS

CSG (n = 25)

87.4 ± 3.1

86.1 ± 4.4

92.2 ± 1.5

92.5 ± 2.0

91.8 ± 1.9

Time = NS

CON (n = 23)

90.6 ± 5.3

80.0 ± 7.4

90.5 ± 2.6

88.2 ± 3.4

89.4 ± 3.1

G x T = NS

Insulin (μU/mL)

RDG (n = 25)

4.5 ± 0.59

6.1 ± 0.82

4.9 ± 0.67

5.0 ± 0.57

3.0 ± 0.67

Group = NS

CSG (n = 28)

5.1 ± 0.40

5.9 ± 0.56

5.2 ± 0.46

5.3 ± 0.39

5.0 ± 0.45

Time = NS

CON (n = 21)

5.2 ± 0.74

5.2 ± 1.00

5.6 ± 0.84

5.3 ± 0.71

8.0 ± 0.83

G x T = NS

  1. Fasting serum used to measure all biomarker concentrations
  2. P-values using analysis of covariance, adjusted for baseline age, body weight and body mass index, with repeated measures on the time factor, using P < 0.01 for statistical significance; data presented as adjusted means ± standard error of the mean
  3. G x T = group x time interaction; NS = not significant