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. 2016 Feb 10;103(3):757–765. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.115.112995

TABLE 4.

Change in body mass and composition from baseline to end of study

Calorie equivalent of change in fat mass
Calorie equivalent of change in fat-free mass
Days from baseline to end of study, n Change in body weight throughout study, kg Change in fat mass throughout study, kg Throughout study,1 kcal Per day, kcal/d Change in fat-free body mass throughout study,2 kg Throughout study,3 kcal Per day, kcal/d
Patient number
 1 99 −0.32 0.27 2500 25 −1.0142 −1042 −11
 2 93 −0.08 1.87 17,388 187 −1.933 −1985 −21
 3 91 1.89 0.59 5521 61 1.2822 1317 14
 4 96 −4.59 −3.48 −32,324 −337 −1.017 −1044 −11
 5 90 −2.54 2.18 20,237 225 −4.6576 −4784 −53
 6 100 −0.74 2.49 23,177 232 −3.222 −3309 −33
 7 78 −0.21 2.93 27,194 349 −2.9543 −3034 −39
 8 91 0.02 −1.27 −11,817 −130 1.2641 1298 14
 9 101 1.85 1.13 10,455 104 0.7115 31 7
 10 75 −3.95 −2.69 −24,986 −333 −1.1789 −1211 −16
 11 98 0.39 0.4 3687 38 −0.1125 −116 −1
 12 93 −0.08 0.21 1912 21 −0.201 −206 −2
 13 94 0.16 0.81 7490 80 −0.6208 −638 −7
Mean ± SD 92.2 ± 7.9 −0.6 ± 2.0 0.4 ± 1.9 3880 ± 17,844 40.2 ± 205 −1.1 ± 1.8 −1079 ± 1824 −12 ± 20
SE 2.18 0.54 0.53 4949.15 56.90 0.49 505.82 5.61
95% CI4 87.5, 97.0 −1.78, 0.58 −0.76, 1.56 −6904, 14,664 −88.8, 164.2 −2.17, −0.03 −2181, 23 −24.22, 0.22
1

Calculated as change in fat mass (kg) multiplied by 9291.11 kcal/kg fat.

2

Fat-free mass is considered to be edema-free.

3

Calculated as change in fat-free mass (kg) multiplied by 1027.04 kcal/kg fat-free mass.

4

95% CI of the mean.