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. 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 3.

Randomization effects on body weight and composition at 12 weeks, adjusted for baseline outcome measure

Body Weight and Composition Soy (n=12)
Mean ± SE
Non-Soy (n=12)
Mean ± SE
p-value
Weight (kg) 89.4 ± 0.8 88.3 ± 0.8 0.35
BMI (kg/m2) 33.4 ± 0.3 32.9 ± 0.3 0.31
Waist circumference (cm) 93.5 ± 1.2 96.4 ± 1.2 0.11
Hip circumference (cm) 113.5 ± 1.3 113.7 ± 1.3 0.92
DXA-acquired measures
 Total body fat mass (kg) 40.4 ± 0.7 39.5 ± 0.7 0.42
 Total body lean mass (kg) 49.5 ± 0.5 49.2 ± 0.5 0.68
 Percent body fat mass (%) 44.8 ± 0.6 44.2 ± 0.7 0.55
 Percent body lean mass (%) 55.6 ± 0.6 55.8 ± 0.6 0.86
CT-acquired measures
 Total abdominal fat volume (cm3) 585.4 ± 18.7 569.6 ± 18.7 0.55**
 Subcutaneous abdominal fat volume (cm3) 382.3 ± 13.5 376.6 ± 13.5 0.78
 Visceral abdominal fat volume (cm3) 183.8 ± 9.3 176.7 ± 9.3 0.60
 Liver fat attenuation (HU) 58.5 ± 1.9 56.4 ± 1.9 0.45
 Thigh intermuscular fat volume (cm3) 49.1 ± 1.4 45.3 ± 1.4 0.07
 Thigh muscle volume (cm3) 610.2 ± 8.0 623.4 ± 8.0 0.26

All statistical comparisons based on either a parametric ANCOVA adjusted for baseline values of the outcome or the nonparametric Wilcoxon rank sum test, denoted by **.