Table 1.

Physical Characteristics, Physical Activity and Bone, Endocrine, and Inflammatory Characteristics in Overweight and Obese Women Prior to a 15 Week Weight Loss Intervention

	Low Dairy (n=26)	Adequate Dairy (n=25)	Probability < 0.05
Age, y	33.2 ± 8.8	31.7 ± 8.4	NS
HT, m	1.64 ± 0.08	1.65 ± 0.06	NS
WT, kg	89.2 ± 8.6	87.8 ± 10.1	NS
BMI, kg/m2	32.2 ± 2.5	32.9 ± 2.5	NS
Lean Mass, kg	42.9 ± 5.5	44.1 ± 5.1	NS
Body Fat, (%)	47.6 ± 3.8	45.7 ± 3.6	NS
Spine BMD, g/cm2	1.298 ± 0.112	1.303 ± 0.151	NS
Hip BMD, g/cm2	1.116 ± 0.102	1.134 ± 0.124	NS
Spine BMC, g	54.0 ± 8.5	53.65 ± 10.9	NS
Hip BMC, g	34.8 ± 5.2	34.75 ± 4.9	NS
BAP, U/L	20.1 ± 7.5	20.4 ± 6.2	NS
CTX, ng/ml	0.50 ± 0.29	0.52 ± 0.20	NS
PYD, ng/ml	11.7 ± 5.4	10.9 ± 3.6	NS
OC, ng/ml	5.9 ± 0.3	6.7 ± 1.6	NS
25(OH)D, nmol/L	39.0 ± 16.0	33.0 ± 12.5	NS
PTH, pg/ml	42.9 ± 15.5	44.9 ± 19.2	NS
Leptin, ng/ml	26.7 ± 21.5	36.5 ± 21.7	NS
Adiponectin, μg/ml	13.5 ± 8.1	14.2 ± 7.8	NS
Ghrelin, pg/ml	254.4 ± 137.2	224.3 ± 92.6	NS
Amylin, pM	9.0 ± 13.6	11.3 ± 27.1	NS
GLP-1, pM	3.3 ± 3.5	3.7 ± 5.9	NS
PAI-1, U/ml	18.7± 18.4	20.7 ± 15.0	NS
Insulin, pg/ml	220.5 ± 111.6	292.5 ± 235.1	NS
Cortisol, μg/dl	12.3 ± 4.6	11.6 ± 4.6	NS
IL1β, pg/ml	0.50 ± 0.5	0.69 ± 1.3	NS
IL-6, pg/ml	4.4 ± 5.4	3.1 ± 2.5	NS
IL-8, pg/ml	1.5 ± 1.0	1.7 ± 1.2	NS
TNF-α, pg/ml	3.1 ± 1.9	3.6 ± 1.7	NS
CRP, mg/L	2.5 ± 3.6	3.4 ± 5.0	NS
Sedentary PA, hr/d	17.8 ± 2.1	17.4 ± 1.5	NS
Light PA, min/d	197.0 ± 64.0	202.2 ± 41.6	NS
Moderate PA, min/d	134.2 ± 74.7	156.2 ± 57.9	NS
Vigorous PA, min/d	0.6 ± 1.7	3.3 ± 6.8	NS

Values are Mean ± SD. NS = not significant different. WT = weight; BMD = bone mineral density; BMC = bone mineral content; BAP = bone alkaline phosphatase; CTX = carboxy-terminal crosslinks; PYD = pyridinoline crosslinks; OC = osteocalcin; 25(OH)D = 25(OH)vitamin D; PTH = parathyroid hormone; GLP-1 = glucagon like peptide-1; PAI-1 = plasminogen activator inhibitor-1; IL= interleukin; TNF-α = tumor necrosis factor- alpha; CRP = c-reactive protein; PA = physical activity;