Table 1.
Characteristics of men and women before and after a 21-day traditional or modified Daniel Fast
| Variable | Traditional | Modified | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time |
Pre |
Post |
Pre |
Post |
| Age (yrs) |
42.4 ± 4.1 |
42.4 ± 4.1 |
41.7 ± 4.0 |
41.7 ± 4.0 |
| Height (cm) |
165.8 ± 2.0 |
165.9 ± 2.0 |
166.8 ± 2.2 |
166.8 ± 2.2 |
| Weight (kg) |
81.7 ± 4.8 |
79.3 ± 4.9 |
74.5 ± 6.1 |
72.4 ± 5.7 |
| BMI (kg∙m-2) |
29.7 ± 1.6 |
28.8 ± 1.6 |
26.6 ± 1.8 |
25.9 ± 1.7 |
| Waist (cm) |
90.2 ± 3.8 |
87.8 ± 4.0 |
82.6 ± 5.2 |
80.9 ± 4.9 |
| Hip (cm) |
109.8 ± 3.1 |
107.6 ± 3.1 |
106.0 ± 3.0 |
104.3 ± 2.9 |
| Waist:Hip |
0.82 ± 0.03 |
0.82 ± 0.03 |
0.77 ± 0.03 |
0.77 ± 0.03 |
| DXA Total (%) |
35.7 ± 2.4 |
35.5 ± 2.5 |
33.8 ± 3.5 |
33.4 ± 3.6 |
| Fat-Free Mass (kg) |
52.1 ± 3.3 |
50.6 ± 3.3 |
49.3 ± 4.1 |
48.2 ± 3.9 |
| Fat Mass (kg) |
29.6 ± 2.9 |
28.6 ± 2.9 |
26.4 ± 4.0 |
25.4 ± 3.9 |
| DXA Trunk (%) |
36.5 ± 2.5 |
36.2 ± 2.6 |
32.8 ± 3.7 |
32.0 ± 3.7 |
| Heart Rate (bpm) |
69.0 ± 2.2 |
65.6 ± 2.1 |
69.3 ± 2.5 |
68.3 ± 2.6 |
| Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) |
115.1 ± 5.0 |
111.9 ± 5.2 |
105.6 ± 3.9 |
106.7 ± 4.2 |
| Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) |
72.2 ± 3.3 |
71.9 ± 4.3 |
68.9 ± 2.8 |
64.1 ± 2.7 |
| Aerobic Exercise (hrs∙wk-1) |
3.9 ± 1.0 |
NA |
2.3 ± 0.4 |
NA |
| Years Aerobic Exercise |
9.1 ± 3.2 |
NA |
7.6 ± 2.3 |
NA |
| Anaerobic Exercise (hrs∙wk-1) |
0.9 ± 0.3 |
NA |
0.9 ± 0.4 |
NA |
| Years Anaerobic Exercise | 2.0 ± 0.8 | NA | 4.3 ± 1.9 | NA |
Values are presented as mean ± SEM.
No statistically significant differences noted (p > 0.05).