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. 2013 Feb 13;10:22. doi: 10.1186/1743-7075-10-22

Table 5.

Analysis assessing diet and sex interactions concerning anthropometric and biochemical markers

Variable
Groups
ANOVA 2×2
  Control-men (n = 27) Control-women (n = 21) RESMENA-men (n = 24) RESMENA-women (n = 24) DIET SEX Diet* sex
ΔWeight (Kg)
−7.60 ± 3.29
−5.61 ± 2.49
−7.73 ± 2.58
−6.45 ± 3.09
0.416
0.007
0.550
ΔBMI (kg/m2)
−2.56 ± 1.12
−2.29 ± 1.03
−2.55 ± 0.90
−2.49 ± 1.10
0.677
0.452
0.620
ΔWaist circumference (cm)
−6.57 ± 4.02
−7.01 ± 5.87
−8.15 ± 2.88
−6.80 ± 4.65
0.454
0.620
0.324
ΔBioimpedance Fat mass (kg)
−6.08 ± 4.92
−4.28 ± 1.84
−5.90 ± 2.64
−4.89 ± 3.50
0.764
0.054
0.582
ΔDXA Fat mass (kg)
−5.13 ± 2.80
−3.99 ± 1.49
−5.71 ± 1.95
−4.78 ± 2.75
0.156
0.034
0.835
ΔTotal Cholesterol (mg/dl)
−15.31 ± 35.58
−19.05 ± 30.86
−22.25 ± 44.19
−10.42 ± 49.55
0.921
0.635
0.362
ΔHDL-c (mg/dl)
−2.01 ± 7.10
−6.67 ± 6.98
−0.61 ± 7.29
−3.32 ± 6.03
0.098
0.011
0.495
ΔLDL-c (mg/dl)
−6.12 ± 25.04
−7.48 ± 27.41
−10.82 ± 40.17
−0.51 ± 47.30
0.880
0.553
0.440
ΔTG (mg/dl)
−35.88 ± 78.11
−24.50 ± 61.90
−54.08 ± 88.48
−32.96 ± 69.79
0.399
0.304
0.757
ΔGlucose (mg/dl)
−18.53 ± 36.01
−5.91 ± 19.86
−7.33 ± 26.55
−19.84 ± 46.17
0.847
0.994
0.079
ΔInsulin (IU/mg)
−7.68 ± 9.02
−3.37 ± 3.58
−6.26 ± 5.02
−4.16 ± 5.25
0.690
0.022
0.486
ΔHOMA
−2.64 ± 2.65
−1.35 ± 1.68
−1.74 ± 1.63
−2.02 ± 2.83
0.818
0.293
0.099
ΔALT (U/L)
−13.68 ± 19.36
−6.52 ± 12.77
−3.33 ± 10.70
3.64 ± 15.38
0.001
0.026
0.975
ΔAST (U/L) −6.49 ± 11.74 −3.37 ± 6.16 −0.28 ± 6.13 0.88 ± 6.51 0.003 0.210 0.562

BMI, Body Mass Index; DXA, Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry; HDL-c, High Density Lipoprotein-cholesterol; LDL-c, Low Density Lipoprotein-cholesterol; TG, Triglycerides; HOMA, Homeostasis Model Assessment; ALT, Alanine aminotransferase; AST, Aspartate aminotranferase. p < 0.05 was set-up as statistically significant.