TABLE 3.
Anthropometric measurements, baseline, and 3 months of post‐intervention.
| Group | Before intervention | After intervention | Test value/p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median (min‐max) | Median (min‐max) | z | p | ||
| Body Weight (kg) | Control group | 57.50 (49.00–76.00) | 56.70 (49.00–75.00) | −0.06 | .95 |
| MD | 75.70 (63.50–88.00) | 67.50 (57.00–85.70) | −2.80 | .01 | |
| GFD | 59.10 (58.10–73.40) | 55.90 (54.05–65.70) | −2.80 | .01 | |
| MGFD | 69.15 (63.00–76.00) | 64.05 (57.90–72.90) | −2.80 | .01 | |
| X 2 = 6.79, p = .08 | X 2 = 3.41, p = .33 | ||||
| Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | Control group | 22.34 (20.40–28.60) | 22.15 (20.32–28.23) | −0.17 | .86 |
| MD | 28.55 (25.39–35.70) | 25.64 (22.60–32.49) | −2.80 | .01 | |
| GFD | 22.92 (22.50–23.43) | 21.57 (20.12–22.27) | –2.80 | .01 | |
| MGFD | 23.22 (21.80–27.25) | 22.01 (20.31–26.14) | –2.80 | .01 | |
| X 2 = 8.67, p = .03 Difference = 1 < 2 | X 2 = 6.32, p = .10 | ||||
| Waist Circumference (cm) | Control group | 88.50 (87.00–102.00) | 88.00 (87.00–105.00) | −0.73 | .46 |
| MD | 93.00 (80.00–103.00) | 90.50 (76.00–96.00) | −2.81 | .00 | |
| GFD | 78.50 (72.00–88.00) | 77.00 (71.00–85.00) | −2.82 | .00 | |
| MGFD | 89.00 (73.00–95.00) | 85.00 (70.00–92.00) | −2.84 | .00 | |
| X 2 = 6.75, p = .08 | X 2 = 8.12, p = .04 Difference = 3 < 1 | ||||
| Hip Circumference (cm) | Control group | 95.50 (92.00–102.00) | 95.50 (91.00–102.00) | −0.93 | .35 |
| MD | 111.00 (100.00–124.00) | 108.50 (98.00–119.00) | −2.82 | .00 | |
| GFD | 96.00 (94.00–99.00) | 94.00 (92.00–94.00) | −2.82 | .00 | |
| MGFD | 97.00 (94.00–110.00) | 94.00 (92.00–107.00) | −2.85 | .00 | |
| X 2 = 10.50, p = .01 Difference = 1 < 2 and 3 < 4 | X 2 = 10.02, p = .02 Difference = 3 < 2 | ||||
| Body Muscle Percentage (%) | Control group | 37.35 (29.00‐56.55) | 27.85 (26.30–30.50) | −1.68 | .09 |
| MD | 54.38 (32.90–66.37) | 50.96 (32.40–66.41) | −0.53 | .59 | |
| GFD | 55.19 (52.40–68.21) | 56.20 (44.90–56.80) | −0.15 | .88 | |
| MGFD | 47.75 (45.60–66.37) | 49.45 (44.30–68.90) | −1.98 | .05 | |
| X 2 = 4.64, p = .20 | X 2 = 14.64, p = .00 Difference = 1 < 2.3.4 | ||||
| Body Fat Percentage (%) | Control group | 34.05 (28.70‐39.70) | 32.90 (27.70–37.80) | −0.20 | .84 |
| MD | 37.20 (30.20‐43.20) | 37.40 (25.20–40.10) | −1.88 | .06 | |
| GFD | 29.25 (26.70‐32.10) | 28.20 (24.90–30.70) | −2.59 | .01 | |
| MGFD | 31.85 (27.60‐36.70) | 29.65 (25.80–33.40) | −2.80 | .01 | |
| X 2 = 4.17, p = .24 | X 2 = 4.55, p = .21 | ||||
Abbreviations: GFD,Gluten‐free diet; MD, Mediterranean diet; MGFD, Mediterranean gluten‐free diet; X 2, Ki square, Krukal Wallis‐H; z,Wilcoxon test.