Table 2.
The number and proportion (%) of participants who adhered to at least 80 % of the recommended serves and the mean daily serves of plant, animal and total protein at baseline and throughout the 12-week intervention in the Pro-Ex and control group
| Plant protein | Animal protein | Total protein | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adherence | Serves/day | Adherence | Serves/day | Adherence | Serves/day | |||||||
| n | % | Mean | sd | n | % | Mean | sd | n | % | Mean | sd | |
| Baseline | ||||||||||||
| Pro-Ex | 2 | 14·3 | 0·9 | 1·1 | 2 | 14·3 | 1·5 | 0·7 | 0 | 0 | 2·4 | 1·7 |
| Control | 0 | 0 | 0·5 | 0·3 | 4 | 28·6 | 1·5 | 0·6 | 0 | 0 | 1·9 | 0·5 |
| Week 2 | ||||||||||||
| Pro-Ex | 2 | 14·3 | 1·2 | 0·8 | 8 | 57·1 | 1·1 | 0·5 | 2 | 14·3 | 2·3 | 1·0 |
| Control | 0 | 0 | 0·5 | 0·3 | 2 | 15·4 | 1·4 | 0·4 | 0 | 0 | 1·9 | 0·4 |
| Week 6 | ||||||||||||
| Pro-Ex | 6 | 50·0 | 1·6 | 0·8 | 4 | 33·3 | 1·6 | 0·6 | 2 | 16·7 | 3·2 | 1·1 |
| Control | 0 | 0 | 0·4 | 0·4 | 2 | 15·4 | 1·4 | 0·5 | 0 | 0 | 1·8 | 0·6 |
| Week 9 | ||||||||||||
| Pro-Ex | 4 | 33·3 | 1·4 | 0·6 | 2 | 16·7 | 1·6 | 0·5 | 0 | 0 | 3·0 | 0·9 |
| Control | 0 | 0 | 0·5 | 0·4 | 5 | 38·5 | 1·3 | 0·6 | 0 | 0 | 1·9 | 0·9 |
| Week 12 | ||||||||||||
| Pro-Ex | 4 | 33·3 | 1·4 | 0·7 | 7 | 58·3 | 1·2 | 0·4 | 3 | 25·0 | 2·6 | 0·8 |
| Control | 0 | 0 | 0·5 | 0·3 | 3 | 23·1 | 1·2 | 0·4 | 0 | 0 | 1·7 | 0·4 |
| Mean | ||||||||||||
| Pro-Ex | 4 | 32·0 | 1·4 | 0·7 | 5 | 42·0 | 1·4 | 0·5 | 2 | 14·0 | 2·8 | 1·0 |
| Control | 0 | 0 | 0·5 | 0·3 | 3 | 23·0 | 1·3 | 0·5 | 0 | 0 | 1·8 | 0·6 |
Pro-Ex, protein plus exercise group. All values are expressed as number and proportions (%) or mean and sd. The number (and proportion) of participants classified as adhering to the plant protein recommendations was based on meeting ≥ 80 % of the 2 serves/d. For adherence to the animal protein recommendations this was based on meeting ≥ 80 % of the 7–10 ½ serves/week which included from seafood and/or eggs and/or poultry and with less than 2 serves from red meat and less than or equal to 1 serve from processed meat per week. For total protein adherence this included meeting both plant and animal protein recommendations. Pro-Ex - baseline and week 2 (n 14) and weeks 6, 9 and 12 (n 12); Controls – baseline (n 14) and weeks 2, 6, 9 and 12 (n 13). Mean represents average from weeks 2 to 12.