Table 4.

Anthropometric and metabolic variables at baseline (time = 0) and after the 12-week nutritional intervention programme (time = 12)*

(Mean values and 95 % confidence intervals)

	Men				Women
	Time = 0 (n 64)		Time = 12 (n 57)		Time = 0 (n 59)		Time = 12 (n 51)
Variables	Mean	95 % CI	Mean	95 % CI	Mean	95 % CI	Mean	95 % CI
Body weight (kg)	96·6	92·7, 100·5	95·2	91·4, 99·0	77·9	73·5, 82·2	77·2	72·4, 82·0
BMI (kg/m2)	30·8	29·7, 31·9	30·2	29·2, 31·3	29·6	28·0, 31·2	29·4	27·7, 31·1
Body fat (%)†	26·7	25·4, 27·9	25·6	24·2, 26·9	39·2	37·4, 41·0	39·2	37·1, 41·2
Waist circumference (cm)	106·1	103·6, 108·7	104·2	101·7, 106·7	95·8	92·9, 98·8	94·5	91·0, 98·1
HDL-C (mmol/l)‡	1·1	1·1, 1·2	1·2	1·1, 1·3	1·4	1·4, 1·5	1·4	1·4, 1·5
LDL-C (mmol/l)‡	3·6	3·5, 3·8	3·7	3·5, 3·9	3·6	3·5, 3·8	3·6	3·4, 3·8
ApoB (g/l)‡	1·2	1·1, 1·2	1·2	1·1, 1·2	1·1	1·1, 1·2	1·1	1·1, 1·2
Total-C:HDL-C ratio‡	5·1	4·8, 5·3	4·9	4·6, 5·1	4·2	3·9, 4·4	4·1	3·8, 4·3
TAG (mmol/l)‡	1·9	1·7, 2·1	1·6	1·4, 1·8	1·5	1·3, 1·6	1·4	1·2, 1·5
TAG:HDL-C ratio‡	1·8	1·5, 2·0	1·4	1·2, 1·6	1·1	1·0, 1·2	1·0	0·9, 1·1
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)‡	119·8	116·1, 123·4	119·3	116·5, 122·1	109·2	106·3, 112·1	109·5	106·2, 112·8
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)‡	75·6	73·2, 78·0	72·4	70·2, 74·7	70·8	68·7, 72·8	68·9	66·6, 71·2
Fasting glucose (mmol/l)‡	5·3	5·1, 5·4	5·3	5·2, 5·4	5·2	5·0, 5·3	5·2	5·0, 5·4
Fasting insulin (pmol/l)‡	100·5	89·1, 111·8	98·9	87·2, 110·7	88·5	76·6, 100·5	88·2	76·9, 99·5

HDL-C, HDL-cholesterol; LDL-C, LDL-cholesterol; total-C, total cholesterol.

* All anthropometric and metabolic variables were significantly different between men and women at baseline (time = 0), except for LDL-C, apoB, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, fasting glucose and insulin (P ≤ 0·05).

† Men (n 52) and women (n 48) because of missing values.

‡ Metabolic variables: men (n 63) and women (n 58) because of missing values.