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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 22.
Published in final edited form as: Obesity (Silver Spring). 2008 Apr 10;16(6):1355–1362. doi: 10.1038/oby.2008.201

Table 3. Baseline characteristics of subjects by treatment assignment.

CR CR+EX LCD CO
Age (years) 39 ± 5 (30-45) 36 ± 5 (29-45) 39 ± 7 (27-49) 37 ± 7 (27-47)
Sex (men/women) 6/6 4/7 4/7 5/7
Race (black/white) 5/7 5/6 4/7 3/9
BMI (kg/m2) 27.8 ± 1.4 (25.7-30.0) 27.7 ± 1.6 (25.3-29.8) 27.8 ± 1.9 (24.7-30.5) 27.8 ± 2.1 (25.1-31.3)
Average weekly alcohol intake (g) 5.5 ± 10.1 (0-29.6) 2.7 ± 3.9 (0-11.6) 0.7 ± 1.1 (0-3.16) 6.0 ± 10.6 (0-34.3)

Values are means ± s.e.m. (with ranges shown in parentheses).

Average weekly alcohol intake, average weekly alcohol intake during the 5-week baseline period; CO, control; CR, caloric restriction; CR+EX, caloric restriction and increased structured exercise; LCD, low-calorie diet.