Table 3.

Response of the dietary interventions to the weight loss and body composition

Variable	IG 1 (IF with ER)		IG 2 (CER)		IG 3 (IF without ER)		P-value
	Pre	∆ Post	Pre	∆ Post	Pre	∆ Post	∆IG1x∆IG2	∆IG1x∆IG3	∆IG2x∆IG3
Body mass (kg)	82 ± 16	2.3 ± 1.4	83 ± 13	2.2 ± 1.1	85 ± 19	1.1 ± 1.2	>0.99	0.003	0.012
Body mass index (kg/m2)	27.8 ± 4.3	0.79 ± 0.44	28.4 ± 4.0	0.76 ± 0.40	29.2 ± 5.0	0.37 ± 0.44	>0.99	0.004	0.008
Body fat mass (kg)	24.7 ± 8.7	1.3 ± 1.1	28.4 ± 9.8	1.5 ± 1.2	29 ± 11	0.9 ± 1.1	>0.99	0.73	0.17
Percent body fat (%)	29.9 ± 7.9	0.8 ± 1.1	34.2 ± 8.7	1.0 ± 1.3	33.4 ± 7.5	0.6 ± 1.2	>0.99	>0.99	0.80
Visceral fat area (cm2)	108 ± 42	6.8 ± 6.3	133 ± 51	9.3 ± 6.6	130 ± 52	4.6 ± 5.8	0.50	0.69	0.043
Waist Circumference (cm)	94.6 ± 9.9	2.7 ± 1.9	97 ± 13	2.5 ± 2.2	99 ± 15	1.7 ± 2.1	>0.99	0.31	0.56
Waist-hip ratio	0.908 ± 0.061	0.017 ± 0.023	0.933 ± 0.067	0.017 ± 0.020	0.934 ± 0.077	0.010 ± 0.024	>0.99	0.93	0.77
Soft lean mass (kg)	54 ± 12	1.01 ± 0.99	51 ± 11	0.62 ± 0.88	52 ± 11	0.2 ± 1.2	0.52	0.032	0.56
Fat free mass (kg)	58 ± 13	1.1 ± 1.0	54 ± 11	0.65 ± 0.91	56 ± 12	0.2 ± 1.3	0.48	0.027	0.54
Skeletal muscle mass (kg)	32.3 ± 7.6	0.66 ± 0.61	30.1 ± 6.8	0.37 ± 0.51	31.1 ± 7.2	0.13 ± 0.75	0.27	0.015	0.61
Body cell mass (kg)	37.7 ± 8.3	0.74 ± 0.67	35.3 ± 7.5	0.40 ± 0.57	36.3 ± 7.9	0.13 ± 0.83	0.52	0.012	0.57
Intracellular water (l)	26.3 ± 5.8	0.51 ± 0.47	24.6 ± 5.2	0.27 ± 0.40	25.4 ± 5.5	0.10 ± 0.59	0.23	0.015	0.69
Total body water (l)	42.1 ± 9.2	0.78 ± 0.79	39.7 ± 8.3	0.48 ± 0.70	40.8 ± 8.8	0.18 ± 0.97	0.57	0.049	0.67
Extracellular water (l)	15.8 ± 3.4	0.26 ± 0.35	15.1 ± 3.1	0.20 ± 0.34	15.5 ± 3.3	0.08 ± 0.40	>0.99	0.28	0.77
Bone mineral content (kg)	3.33 ± 0.71	0.059 ± 0.060	3.18 ± 0.61	0.034 ± 0.065	3.23 ± 0.68	0.001 ± 0.069	0.53	0.010	0.25