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. 2013 Dec 23;3(12):e98. doi: 10.1038/nutd.2013.39

Table 4. Baseline to 6-month changes in outcome measures for black and for white women who completed 6-month program.

  Black (n=76) White (n=51) P-value
Adiposity
 Weight (kg) −1.8±3.4 −3.3±5.2 0.255
 Fat mass (kg) −1.6±2.7 −2.5±4.3 0.532
 Truncal fat (%) −1.3±2.5 −1.7±3.7 0.878
 Abdominal circumference (cm) −2.1±4.4 −4.1±6.2 0.066
 Hip circumference (cm) −1.5±3.6 −1.9±5.6 0.909
       
Exercise performance
 Duration (s) +47±67 +50±65 0.688
 Peak VO2 (ml kg−1 min−1) +1.4±3.2 +1.7±3.1 0.585
       
Insulin sensitivity
 HOMA −0.4±1.1 −0.4±1.1 0.947
       
Lipids (n=70, 42)
 Total cholesterol (mg dl−1) −10±19 −11±31 0.760
 LDL-cholesterol (mg dl−1) −6±18 −7±25 0.967
 HDL-cholesterol (mg dl−1) −2±8 −3±12 0.946
 Triglycerides (mg dl−1) −8±29 −10±32 0.501

Abbreviations: HDL, high-density lipoprotein; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; VO2, oxygen consumption.

Lipid measurements reported for subjects not taking HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin) medications. Data are presented as mean values±s.d.