Table 2.
Changes in parameters of adiposity during the 9 mo nutritional intervention
| Visit A (Baseline) vs Visit B (3 mo) | Visit A (Baseline) vs Visit C (6 mo) | Visit A (Baseline) vs Visit D (9 mo) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completers | Drop-outs (before visit B) | Completers | Drop-outs (before visit C) | Completers | Drop-outs (before visit D) | |
| Weight(Kg) | 94.9 ± 22.1 (n = 566) | 94.9 ± 21.2 (n = 423) | 94.3 ± 20.9 (n = 285) | 95.6 ± 23.1 (n = 281) | 95.1 ± 21.9 (n = 145) | 93.4 ± 19.8 (n = 140) |
| 90.6 ± 21.2*, a | 94.5 ± 21.4* | 86.8 ± 19.3†, b | 92.4 ± 22.4† | 85.5 ± 19.4†† | 87.4 ± 18.8†† | |
| BMI (kg.m-2) | 34.3 ± 7.1 (n = 554) | 34.5 ± 6.8 | 34.1 ± 6.9 (n = 282) | 34.4 ± 7.3 | 34.3 ± 7.2 (n = 144) | 33.9 ± 6.5 |
| 32.8 ± 6.8*, a | 34.4 ± 6.9* | 31.5 ± 6.4†, b | 33.3 ± 7.2† | 30.6 ± 6.2†† | 31.8 ± 6.3†† | |
| Waist (cm) | 108.3 ± 17.6 (n = 540) | 108.5 ± 17.6 (n = 270) | 109.4 ± 18.7 (n = 144) | |||
| 103.7 ± 17.1* | 100.8 ± 16.3† | 99.1 ± 17.9†† | ||||
| Hip (cm) | 119.2 ± 44.6 (n = 540) | 116.8 ± 11.3 (n = 270) | 116.9 ± 12.3 (n = 140) | |||
| 113.5 ± 11.3* | 110.2 ± 10.2† | 108.4 ± 10.6†† | ||||
| Body Fat (%) | 38.4 ± 8.1 (n = 275) | 37.7 ± 8.4 (n = 121) | 36.9 ± 8.6 (n = 50) | |||
| 36.2 ± 8.3* | 31.7 ± 11.7† | 30.5 ± 10.3†† | ||||
| Body Fat(kg) | 36.4 ± 14.1 (n = 275) | 35.9 ± 13.9 n = 121) | 35.8 ± 14.2 (n = 50) | |||
| 32.7 ± 13.3* | 30.1 ± 12.0† | 27.7 ± 11.3†† | ||||
| RMR | 1563.0 ± 391.6 (n = 107) | 1567.2 ± 383.5 (n = 63) | 1642.1 ± 520.0 (n = 21) | |||
| 1469.9 ± 443.3* | 1432.9 ± 452.5† | 1430.5 ± 457.0 | ||||
Values are means ± SD. n refers to number of adiposity measurements obtained in each visit B, C and D, consequently the same number of baseline measurements is used for the comparisons. Significance differences were determined by paired t-tests; *P < 0.001 for the difference between baseline and visit B; †P < 0.001 for the difference between baseline and visit C, ††P < 0.001 for the difference between baseline and visit D. Symbols a, b show significant differences by independent t-tests between completes and drop-outs at visit B and C respectively (a P < 0.01, bP = 0.002).