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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 16.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Intern Med. 2009 Jun 16;150(12):821–W146. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-150-12-200906160-00005

TABLE 2.

Changes in variables at conclusion of the study.*

Characteristic Calcium (n=168) Placebo (n=167) Difference P Value
Weight, kg +0.54 (−0.70 to +1.79) +0.52 (−0.82 to +1.86) +0.02 (−1.64 to + 1.69) .98
Fat mass, kg +0.40 (−0.61 to +1.41) +0.01 (−1.15 to +1.16) +0.39 (−1.04 to +1.92) .55
Body-mass index, kg/m2 +0.18 (−0.33 to +0.69) −0.14 (−0.73 to +0.45) +0.32 (−0.41 to +1.02) .39
Abdominal circumference, cm +0.95 (−1.43 to +3.34) +1.01 (−1.51 to +3.53) −0.06 (−2.34 to +2.23) .90
Hip circumference, cm −0.80 (−3.21 to +1.62) −1.87 (−4.41 to +0.68) +1.07 (−1.24 to +3.39) .36
Triceps skinfold thickness, mm −2.39 (−3.87 to −0.92) −2.53 (−4.08 to −0.97) +0.13 (−1.28 to +1.54) .85
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg −3.2 (−6.8 to +0.3) −4.3 (−8.0 to −0.5) +1.0 (−2.4 to +4.4) .55
Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg −1.8 (−4.0 to +0.3) −2.5 (−4.8 to −0.2) +0.7 (−1.4 to +2.7) .76
*

Estimated marginal means (adjusted for covariates including age, race, and sex) with 95th percentile confidence intervals (in parentheses) reported from imputation analyses.