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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 10.
Published in final edited form as: Obesity (Silver Spring). 2008 Nov 6;17(1):100–106. doi: 10.1038/oby.2008.488

Table 4.

Diet at Baseline and after 6-Month Weight Loss Program, ORBIT

Baseline
6 Months
Intervention Control Intervention Control Difference between
(N=95) (N=87) (N=95) (N=87) adjusted means at 6 months
Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) (95% CI)a pa

Energy (kcal) 2538 (1088) 2302 (949) 1994 (919) 1911 (858) −37.8 (−252.9 to 177.3) 0.73
Fat (% kcal) 42.0 (6.4) 40.6 (6.1) 38.2 (7.0) 38.9 (6.3) −1.25 (−3.05 to 0.55) 0.17
Fiber (g/1000 kcal) 8.57 (3.27) 8.65 (2.98) 10.65 (3.92) 9.90 (4.30) 0.76 (−0.34 to 1.85) 0.17
Vegetables 3.47 (2.05) 3.41 (2.18) 3.94 (3.25) 3.39 (2.47) 0.50 (−0.23 to 1.23) 0.18
(servings/day)
Fruits (servings/day) 1.31 (1.02) 1.39 (0.99) 1.86 (1.21) 1.45 (1.10) 0.44 (0.13 to 0.76) 0.006
Healthy Eating Index
(17)
52.3 (12.6) 56.0 (10.6) 63.0 (12.3) 58.9 (11.6) 5.60 (2.38 to 8.82) <0.001
a

From analysis of covariance, controlling for baseline value and cohort. Food frequency questionnaires with energy <500 kcal or >5000 kcal were excluded from the analysis. Only participants with valid diet data at baseline and 6 months were included in the analysis.