Table 3.
Characteristics of overweight and obese men before and after the lifestyle modification in LCR and HCR groups
| Low calorie restriction |
High calorie restriction |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | After | Before | After | ||
| Age (years) | 50 ± 2 | — | 47 ± 2 | — | |
| Height (cm) | 172 ± 1 | — | 170 ± 1 | — | |
| Body mass (kg) | 84 ± 2 | 72 ± 1** | 86 ± 2 | 73 ± 2** | |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 29 ± 1 | 25 ± 1** | 29 ± 1 | 25 ± 1** | |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 99 ± 1 | 86 ± 1** | 100 ± 2 | 88 ± 2** | |
| SBP (mmHg) | 132 ± 4 | 119 ± 2** | 140 ± 3 | 119 ± 3** | |
| DBP (mmHg) | 87 ± 3 | 77 ± 2** | 86 ± 2 | 74 ± 3** | |
| MAP (mmHg) | 104 ± 3 | 92 ± 2** | 105 ± 2 | 90 ± 2** | |
| Heart rate (beat/min) | 63 ± 2 | 55 ± 2** | 67 ± 2 | 58 ± 2** | |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.4 ± 0.3 | 4.6 ± 0.2** | 5.1 ± 0.2 | 4.5 ± 0.2** | |
| HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.3 ± 0.1 | 1.3 ± 0.1 | 1.3 ± 0.1 | 1.4 ± 0.1* | |
| LDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 3.3 ± 0.2 | 2.7 ± 0.1* | 3.0 ± 0.2 | 2.6 ± 0.1** | |
| Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 1.9 ± 0.3 | 1.0 ± 0.2** | 2.0 ± 0.3 | 1.0 ± 0.3** | |
| Insulin (µU/ml) | 9.3 ± 1.0 | 4.8 ± 0.9** | 11.2 ± 2.4 | 7.4 ± 2.8** | |
| HOMA-IR (IU) | 2.3 ± 0.3 | 1.1 ± 0.2** | 2.8 ± 0.7 | 1.8 ± 0.8** | |
| V̇O2peak (ml/min/kg) | 29 ± 1 | 37 ± 1** | 28 ± 2 | 35 ± 2** | |
| Steps (steps/day) | 7,156 ± 553 | 11,163 ± 665** | 7,521 ± 537 | 10,986 ± 625** | |
SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastoloc blood pressure; MAP, mean arterial pressure; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein. Date are expressed as mean ± SE. Significant difference vs before intervention, **p<0.01, *p<0.05.