Table 4.

Change from baseline for anthropometric and inflammatory markers.

	9 months (N = 88)	18 months (N = 71)
Weight†	0.52 (−1.41 to 2.46)	0.35 (−2.43 to 3.14)
Systolic blood pressure	1.77 (−0.66 to 4.20)	−0.24 (−3.37 to 2.90)
Diastolic blood pressure	2.32* (0.56 to 4.09)	1.88** (−0.003 to 3.79)
ESR†	−5.39* (−9.71 to −1.07)	−4.42** (−9.22 to 0.38)
CRP†	−0.65* (−1.20 to −0.10)	−0.09 (−0.77 to 0.60)

*P < 0.001.

**P ≤ 0.05.

^† P values are from log-transformed data.

N = 90 at 9 months and N = 72 at 18 months for blood pressure measurements.

N = 81 at 9 months and N = 67 at 18 months for ESR.

N = 66 at 9 months and N = 58 at 18 months for CRP.