Table 3.

Change in Anthropometrics Between Baseline and 4 Months, by Diet Group

	Mediterranean diet (n=53)				MyPyramid diet (n=49)
	Baseline	4 months	Change	Pa	Baseline	4 months	Change	Pa	Pb
Weight (kg)	74.7±16.8c	72.4±17.6	−2.31±3.42	<0.001	72.7±12.9	69.6±13.8	−3.11±3.35	<0.001	0.581
BMI (kg/m2)	27.1±5.29	26.2±5.58	−0.85±1.24	<0.001	26.7±4.82	25.6±5.24	−1.13±1.22	<0.001	0.594
Waist (cm)	91.1±13.3	87.6±14.0	−3.47±4.46	<0.001	92.2±13.9	87.6±14.1	−4.59±4.34	<0.001	0.968
Hip (cm)	109.2±12.0	107.0±11.7	−2.19±3.97	<0.001	107.8±9.52	104.9±10.7	−2.90±5.48	0.001	0.520
Waist/hip ratio	0.83±0.06	0.82±0.07	−0.02±0.04	0.001	0.85±0.08	0.83±0.07	−0.02±0.04	0.001	0.237
Body fat (%)d	30.9±7.20	29.7±7.79	−1.19±2.43	0.002	30.6±6.47	28.4±7.13	−2.20±2.89	<0.001	0.252

There were no significant differences between diet groups at baseline.

^aPaired t test for within-group change between baseline and 4 months.

^bMann-Whitney U-test for difference between diet groups at 4 months.

^cMean±SD.

^dMissing body fat data for 13 participants (7 in Mediterranean group, 6 in MyPyramid group).