Table 3.
Baseline characteristics of study participants.
| Variables | HP (n = 23) | Δ | MP (n = 24) | Δ | LP (n = 24) | Δ | Value of p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (male/female) | 10/13 | 11/13 | 10/14 | 0.958 | ||||
| Age (years) | 58.13 ± 6.73 | 60.88 ± 5.44 | 60.08 ± 5.59 | 0.273 | ||||
| Height (m) | 162.22 ± 6.91 | 160.71 ± 6.86 | 161.28 ± 5.37 | 0.629 | ||||
| Anthropometry | ||||||||
| Body Weight (kg) | Baseline | 78.96 ± 6.58 | 76.91 ± 8.63 | 77.93 ± 6.17 | 0.691 | |||
| Final | 78.03 ± 7.00 | −0.93 ± 4.44 | 75.47 ± 8.54 | −1.44 ± 3.97 | 75.09 ± 6.12 | −2.84 ± 5.88 | 0.500 | |
| Value of p | 0.328* | 0.088* | 0.027* | 0.376# | ||||
| BMI (kg/m2) | Baseline | 30.03 ± 2.10 | 29.75 ± 2.40 | 30.10 ± 2.12 | 0.810 | |||
| Final | 29.65 ± 1.94 | −0.34 ± 1.69 | 29.18 ± 2.24 | −0.57 ± 1.53 | 28.97 ± 1.81 | −1.12 ± 2.36 | 0.500 | |
| Value of p | 0.294* | 0.083* | 0.030* | 0.386## | ||||
| WHR | Baseline | 0.873 ± 0.036 | 0.875 ± 0.036 | 0.873 ± 0.034 | 0.892 | |||
| Final | 0.867 ± 0.040 | −0.006 ± 0.019 | 0.870 ± 0.044 | −0.005 ± 0.026 | 0.872 ± 0.041 | −0.001 ± 0.024 | 0.913 | |
| Value of p | 0.144* | 0.341* | 0.799* | 0.754## | ||||
| Body fat (%) | Baseline | 27.23 ± 3.18 | 28.22 ± 2.76 | 27.28 ± 2.62 | 0.424 | |||
| Final | 27.37 ± 2.57 | 0.12 ± 1.80 | 27.23 ± 2.52 | −0.99 ± 1.72 | 26.45 ± 2.34 | −0.83 ± 1.993 | 0.393 | |
| Value of p | 0.749* | 0.010* | 0.054* | 0.093## | ||||
HP group: High proportion of n6/n3 group (n6/n3 = 7.5/1). MP group: Middle proportion of n6/n3 group (n6/n3 = 2.5/1). LP group: Low proportion of n6/n3 group (n6/n3 = 1/2.5). BMI: body mass index. WC: waist circumference. WHR: waist-hip ratio. Δ: delta (final value-after intervention value). * Student’s t test, paired. # One-way ANOVA. ## Kruskal-Wallis.