Table 1.
Baseline characteristics
| Total subjects | Completers | Drop-outs | p-values | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males (n (%) | 215 (21.8%) | 44 (30.3%)* | 171 (20.3%) | 0.009 | |||
| Females (n (%) | 774 (78.4%) | 101 (69.7%) | 673 (79.7%) | ||||
| n | n | ||||||
| Age (years) | 989 | 40.2 ± 11.8 (19-80) | 145 | 38.9 ± 12.1 | 844 | 40.4 ± 11.5 | 0.14 |
| Weight (kg) | 989 | 94.9 ± 21.7 | 145 | 95.5 ± 21.6 | 844 | 94.8 ± 21.7 | 0.70 |
| Height (m) | 1.66 ± 0.09 | ||||||
| BMI (kg.m-2) | 34.3 ± 6.9 | 145 | 34.4 ± 7.1 | 844 | 34.4 ± 6.9 | 0.97 | |
| Waist (cm) | 974 | 108.9 ± 17.5 | 144 | 109.8 ± 18.3 | 832 | 108.8 ± 17.4 | 0.52 |
| Hip (cm) | 974 | 118.4 ± 34.1 | 144 | 117.3 ± 11.9 | 832 | 117.4 ± 11.5 | 0.92 |
| Waist/Hip ratio | 0.92 ± 0.12 | 0.94 ± 0.12 | 0.93 ± 0.11 | 0.13 | |||
| Fat mass (%) | 803 | 38.3 ± 8.03 | 121 | 37.4 ± 8.13 | 682 | 38.4 ± 8.02 | 0.20 |
| Fat mass (kg) | 36.8 ± 13.7 | 36.1 ± 14.4 | 36.9 ± 13.5 | 0.54 | |||
| RMR | 776 | 1608 ± 439.9 | 125 | 1644 ± 408 | 651 | 1601 ± 446 | 0.32 |
| Total Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 867 | 209.4 ± 41.4 | 139 | 212.1 ± 43.9 | 728 | 208.8 ± 40.9 | 0.40 |
| HDL-Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 755 | 49.9 ± 14.9 | 120 | 50.2 ± 18.6 | 635 | 49.9 ± 14.2 | 0.89 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) S | 857 | 151.6 ± 107.8 | 139 | 161 ± 114 | 718 | 150 ± 107 | 0.28 |
| Glucose (mg/dl) | 884 | 97.8 ± 21.8 | 141 | 98.7 ± 26.5 | 743 | 97.6 ± 20.8 | 0.58 |
| Values are mean ± SD | |||||||