Table 4.

Body composition, hormones, and growth factors in two subgroups of CR volunteers

	CR-EGT (n = 17)	CR-IGT (n = 11)	P value
Age (years)	52.6 ± 11	53.6 ± 12	ns
Energy intake (kcal/day)	1,729 ± 375	1,858 ± 350	ns
Total fiber (g/day)	44 ± 16	69 ± 24	0.008
VO2max (ml kg−1 min−1)	44.2 ± 6.8	34.5 ± 7.0	0.001
BMI (kg/m2)	20.0 ± 1.8	18.6 ± 0.9	0.034
Body fat (%)	11.1 ± 6.7	11.6 ± 7.0	ns
Lean mass (kg)	51.2 ± 6.8	47.9 ± 6.0	ns
HDL-c (mg/dL)	60.0 ± 16	63.5 ± 24	ns
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	55.8 ± 18	56.4 ± 20	ns
Free fatty acids (mEq/L)	0.70 ± 0.32	0.73 ± 0.39	ns
Fructosamine (μmol/L)	260 ± 38	284 ± 41	ns
hsCRP (mg/L)	0.29 ± 0.35	0.18 ± 0.13	ns
Adiponectin (μg/mL)	13.9 ± 5.1	18.5 ± 11.2	ns
Leptin (ng/mL)	1.9 ± 1.5	1.8 ± 1.0	ns
IGF-1 (ng/mL)	205 ± 50	154 ± 41	0.01
Total testosterone (nmol/L)	15.5 ± 6	8.7 ± 6	0.007
Triiodothyronine (ng/dL)	79.8 ± 20	68.7 ± 18	ns

Values are means ± SD