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. 2009 Mar 3;94(5):1602–1607. doi: 10.1210/jc.2008-1057

Table 2.

Adherence to interventions, rates of body composition change, days to goal, and kilocalorie-based calculations

DE DR DO
Adherence exercise (%) 81 ± 2 77 ± 2 N/A
Rate of weight loss (g/d−1) 92.2 ± 41.7 87.0 ± 38.0 93.1 ± 48.8
Rate of fat mass loss (g/d−1) 91.2 ± 44.8 89.8 ± 40.5 84.5 ± 37.3
Rate of fat-free mass loss (g/d−1) 1.8 ± 10.7 −2.7 ± 11.6 8.6 ± 16.0a
Baseline TEE (kcal) 2,010 ± 432 1,955 ± 407 2,172 ± 270b
Weight loss TEE (kcal) 1,967 ± 399 1,954 ± 377 1,883 ± 412
% Caloric restriction 57.9 ± 11.0 57.2 ± 9.5 62.5 ± 5.5c
Total kilocalories lost 110,915 ± 15,878 110,793 ± 23,158 105,560 ± 20,591
Actual daily kilocalories lost 854 ± 412 834 ± 373 802 ± 365
Expected daily kilocalories loss 1,198 ± 343 1,162 ± 264 1,235 ± 310
Daily kilocalorie discrepancy 368 ± 487 295 ± 367 424 ± 442
% Kilocalorie adherence 74.4 ± 38.8 75.8 ± 32.1 68.9 ± 32.8
Days to goal 164.3 ± 80.7 159.0 ± 73.8 150.2 ± 48.3

N/A, Not applicable. 

a

Post hoc DO significantly different from DE (P < 0.05) and DR (P < 0.01). 

b

Post hoc DO significantly different from DR (P = 0.055). 

c

Post hoc DO significantly different from DR (P = 0.052).