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. 2023 Oct 9;14:6321. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-41969-1

Table 3.

Changes in food cravings (via the Food Craving Inventory) during the 12-week intervention in those assigned to a diet concordant vs. discordant with the genotype

All participants Genotype-concordant diet (n = 60) Genotype-discordant diet (n = 62)
Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Adjusted differencea (95% CI)
High fatsb −0.3 (0.1) −0.4 (0.2) 0.1 (−0.1, 0.4)
Sweetsc −0.3 (0.2) −0.5 (0.2) 0.2 (−0.1, 0.4)
Carbohydrates/Starchesd −0.1 (0.2) −0.4 (0.2) 0.3 (0.0, 0.5)
Fast-food fatse −0.3 (0.2) −0.4 (0.2) 0.1 (−0.2, 0.4)
Fruits and vegetablesf −0.1 (0.2) −0.4 (0.2) 0.2 (−0.1, 0.5)
Total cravingsg −0.2 (0.1) −0.4 (0.1) 0.2 (−0.1, 0.4)
Fat-responders High-fat diet (n = 44) High-carbohydrate diet (n = 41)
Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Adjusted differencea (95% CI)
High fatsb −0.4 (0.2) −0.3 (0.2) −0.1 (−0.3, 0.3)
Sweetsc −0.4 (0.2) −0.6 (0.2) 0.2 (−0.1, 0.5)
Carbohydrates/Starchesd −0.2 (0.2) −0.3 (0.2) 0.1 (−0.3, 0.4)
Fast-food fatse −0.4 (0.2) −0.3 (0.3) −0.1 (−0.4, 0.3)
Fruits and vegetablesf −0.3 (0.2) −0.4 (0.3) 0.1 (−0.3, 0.5)
Total cravingsg −0.3 (0.2) −0.3 (0.2) 0.0 (−0.3, 0.3)
Carbohydrate-responders High-carbohydrate diet (n = 16) High-fat diet (n = 21)
Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Adjusted differencea (95% CI)
High fatsb −0.2 (0.2) −0.7 (0.2) 0.5 (0.1, 0.9)
Sweetsc −0.1 (0.2) −0.3 (0.3) 0.2 (−0.2, 0.6)
Carbohydrates/Starchesd 0.1 (0.2) −0.7 (0.2) 0.7 (0.4, 1.1)
Fast-food fatse −0.1 (0.3) −0.5 (0.3) 0.5 (0.0, 1.0)
Fruits and vegetablesf 0.3 (0.3) −0.3 (0.3) 0.6 (0.1, 1.1)
Total cravingsg 0.0 (0.2) −0.5 (0.2) 0.5 (0.2, 0.9)

CI confidence interval, SD standard deviation.

aAdjusted for sex, race, and baseline value of the outcome.

bGenotype-concordant diet: 55/60 participants; genotype-discordant diet: 60/62 participants. Fat-responders: 41/44 participants (high-fat diet) and 40/41 participants (high-carbohydrate diet). Carbohydrate-responders: 14/16 participants (high-carbohydrate diet) and 20/21 participants (high-fat diet).

cGenotype-concordant diet: 59/60 participants; genotype-discordant diet: 60/62 participants. Fat-responders: 43/44 participants (high-fat diet) and 40/41 participants (high-carbohydrate diet). Carbohydrate-responders: 16/16 participants (high-carbohydrate diet) and 20/21 participants (high-fat diet).

dGenotype-concordant diet: 59/60 participants; genotype-discordant diet: 61/62 participants. Fat-responders: 44/44 participants (high-fat diet) and 40/41 participants (high-carbohydrate diet). Carbohydrate-responders: 15/16 participants (high-carbohydrate diet) and 21/21 participants (high-fat diet).

eGenotype-concordant diet: 58/60 participants; genotype-discordant diet: 61/62 participants. Fat-responders: 43/44 participants (high-fat diet) and 40/41 participants (high-carbohydrate diet). Carbohydrate-responders: 15/16 participants (high-carbohydrate diet) and 20/21 participants (high-fat diet).

fGenotype-concordant diet: 58/60 participants; genotype-discordant diet: 60/62 participants. Fat-responders: 43/44 participants (high-fat diet) and 40/41 participants (high-carbohydrate diet). Carbohydrate-responders: 15/16 participants (high-carbohydrate diet) and 20/21 participants (high-fat diet).

g Genotype-concordant diet: 54/60 participants; genotype-discordant diet: 67/62 participants. Fat-responders: 41/44 participants (high-fat diet) and 38/41 participants (high-carbohydrate diet). Carbohydrate-responders: 13/16 participants (high-carbohydrate diet) and 19/21 participants (high-fat diet).