TABLE 3.
Effect of diet-induced weight loss on anthropometric and biochemical measurements1
| Measurement | Baseline | After weight loss | Percentage change | P |
| Weight (kg) | 96 ± 12 | 86 ± 11 | 10 ± 1.4 | <0.01 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 35 ± 3.5 | 31 ± 3 | 10 ± 1.4 | <0.01 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 107 ± 11 | 97 ± 12 | 8.3 ± 4.4 | <0.01 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 121 ± 8 | 107 ± 12 | 11.6 ± 7.7 | <0.01 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 79 ± 4 | 70 ± 6 | 11 ± 9.3 | <0.01 |
| Fasting blood glucose (mg/dL) | 95 ± 10 | 85 ± 6 | 9.7 ± 13.2 | 0.03 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 187 ± 36 | 157 ± 26 | 15 ± 8.8 | <0.01 |
| LDL (mg/dL) | 110 ± 28 | 94 ± 19 | 13 ± 11 | 0.01 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 122 ± 45 | 93 ± 36 | 22 ± 18 | <0.01 |
| HDL (mg/dL) | 52 ± 9 | 45 ± 6 | 12 ± 14 | 0.02 |
| hs-CRP (mg/dL) | 0.8 ± 0.5 | 0.9 ± 0.7 | 1.4 ± 0.5 | 0.85 |
| WBC (1000/mm3) | 6.7 ± 1.3 | 5.6 ± 1.4 | 15.2 ± 18.1 | 0.02 |
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All values are mean ± SDs; n = 10. hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; WBC, peripheral white blood cell count.