Table 1.

Body weight, BMI, and body composition before and after weight loss

Variable	Before weight loss	After weight loss	P value
Body weight (kg)	67.5 ± 3.8	63.4 ± 3.6	<0.0005
BMI (kg/m2)	24.2 ± 0.6	22.8 ± 0.5	<0.0005
Fat mass (kg)	19.4 ± 1.2	17.3 ± 1.3	<0.05
Lean body mass (kg)	48.1 ± 3.9	46.1 ± 3.9	<0.005
Intra-abdominal fat volume (mL)*	337 ± 68	251 ± 34	0.20
Subcutaneous fat volume (mL)*	1,519 ± 95	1,316 ± 147	0.10
Liver fat content (%)*	0.34 ± 0.02	0.27 ± 0.04	0.12
IMCL droplet density (%)	24.0 ± 16.7	39.0 ± 18.3	<0.04
Muscle mitochondrial density (%)	1.87 ± 0.36	1.61 ± 0.46	0.24

Data are expressed as mean ± SEM.

*n = 5.