Table 3.
Clinical metabolic variables at baseline (T0) and follow-up visit after 3 (T3) and 6 months (T6) and the mean difference plus 95% CI between T0 and T6 in the study population.
| T0 | T3 | T6 | ΔT6-T0 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean ± SD | n | Mean ± SD | n | Mean ± SD | n | Mean difference (95% CI) | p | |
| REEHarris Benedict [kcal/d] | 26 | 1718 ± 270 | 25 | 1760 ± 288 | 26 | 1767 ± 276 | 26 | 49 (31, 67) | <0.0001 |
| REE0 [kcal/d] | 26 | 2052 ± 329 | 25 | 1819 ± 292 | 26 | 1759 ± 285 | 26 | −293 (−378, −207) | <0.0001 |
| REE120 [kcal/d] | 25 | 2148 ± 313 | n.a. | 1924 ± 277 | 25 | −236 (−338, −134) | <0.0001 | ||
| ΔREE120-0 [kcal/d] | 25 | 110 ± 188 | n.a. | 25 | 165 ± 116 | 25 | 54 (−30, 139) | 0.20 | |
| REE0/REEHarris Benedict [%] | 26 | 120 ± 14 | 25 | 104 ± 9 | 26 | 100 ± 9 | 26 | −20 (−25, −15) | <0.0001 |
| REE0/ATM ratio [kcal/kg] | 26 | 30.3 ± 4.0 | 25 | 25.5 ± 2.5 | 26 | 24.8 ± 2.6 | 26 | −5.4 (−6.8, −4.1) | <0.0001 |
| RQ0 | 26 | 0.70 ± 0.07 | 25 | 0.75 ± 0.06 | 26 | 0.74 ± 0.05 | 26 | 0.04 (0.02, 0.07) | 0.003 |
| RQ120 | 25 | 0.80 ± 0.09 | n.a. | 25 | 0.82 ± 0.05 | 25 | 0.02 (−0.02, 0.06) | 0.35 | |
| ΔRQ120-0 | 25 | 0.09 ± 0.08 | n.a. | 25 | 0.07 ± 0.05 | 25 | −0.03 (−0.06, 0.01) | 0.12 | |
Data are shown as mean ± SD. Differences between T6 and T0 are shown as mean difference ± 95% CI. P-values were derived from paired T-test.
ATM active tissue mass, CI confidence interval, n.a. not applicable, REE resting energy expenditure, RQ respiratory quotient, SD standard deviation, T0 baseline visit, T3 visit after three months, T6 visit after six months.
Bold values denote statistically significant p values.