Table 1.

Subject characteristics at baseline (means±SD)

	−Fiber	+Fiber
n (Male/Female)	17 (4/13)	16 (4/12)
Age (yrs)	35.1±5.4	34.2±5.6
Height (cm)	170.4±11.3	167.5±9.7
Weight (kg)	80.3±11.2	77.3±10.3
BMI (kg/m2)	27.6±1.2	27.4±1.6
PAL (TEE/RMR)	1.8±0.2	1.7±0.3
Reported dietary intake:
Energy intake1 (kcal/day)	2011±587	2176±438
Fat (%)*	32.3±5.0	35.8±4.0
Carbohydrate (%)	48.5±6.7	47.8±4.4
Protein (%)	17.5±3.7	16.6±1.8
Alcohol (%)	2.6±3.2	1.4±1.3
Total dietary fiber (g/day)	17.0±5.7	17.7±4.6
Insoluble (g/day)	10.5±3.6	10.9±2.9
Soluble (g/day)	5.3±1.5	5.5±1.2

¹1 kcal=4.184 kJ.

^*p<0.05, difference between groups by independent t-test.