. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Apr 3.

Published in final edited form as: J Nutr Health Aging. 2015 Jan;19(1):87–95. doi: 10.1007/s12603-015-0438-7

Table 2.

Unadjusted measures of compliance to the dietary protocol by intervention group

Study Compliance Measures	Soy (n=12)		Non-Soy (n=12)		p-value
Study Compliance Measures	Mean ± SD 12-Weeks	Mean ± SD Δ From Baseline	12-Weeks	∆ From Baseline	p-value
Weight (kg)	88.2 ± 9.4	−7.2 ± 1.8	89.5 ± 17.9	−8.4 ± 3.7	0.83
Self-reported compliance^* (%)	97.5 ± 3.3	—	92.9 ± 9.3	—	0.13
Serum Isoflavone Levels (nM)
Genistein	445.8 ± 653.9	366.8 ± 515.9	8.9 ± 10.0	−33.5 ± 73.0	<0.01**
Daidzein	254.9 ± 323.8	187.4 ± 278.6	8.9 ± 13.9	−12.6 ± 33.6	<0.01**
Glycitein	10.2 ± 9.8	4.5 ± 7.1	3.9 ± 1.7	−0.7 ± 3.1	0.02**
Equol	81.2 ± 66.3	62.3 ± 81.1	2.4 ± 4.7	−4.0 ± 13.6	<0.01**

Self-reported compliance is defined as the proportion of meal replacements taken according to protocol. All statistical comparisons based on independent t-tests or nonparametric Wilcoxon signed rank tests, indicated by **.