Table 4.
Mean values prior to (visit 3) and unadjusted changes in anthropometric outcomes during the dietary intervention phase (visit 4–visit 3) in the whole-grain (WG) and refined grain (RG) groups (mean values with standard deviations (SD)).
| Refined Grain (n 88) | Whole Grain (n 81) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At Visit 3 | Visit 4–Visit 3 | At Visit 3 | Visit 4–Visit 3 | |||||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Body weight (kg) | 74.9 | 7.7 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 73.9 | 6.6 | 0.4 | 2.3 |
| Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 27.6 | 2.0 | 0.14 | 1.0 | 27.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 0.9 |
| Total fat mass (%) | 41.1 | 5.5 | −0.2 | 2.9 | 41.7 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 2.3 |
| Abdominal body fat (%) | 45.6 | 7.4 | −0.3 | 3.8 | 45.8 | 6.8 | 0.7 | 3.6 |
| Sagittal abdominal diameter (cm) | 19.5 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 19.3 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 85.4 | 6.4 | −0.1 | 4.2 | 85.6 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 3.2 |
| Hip circumference (cm) | 107.3 | 6.4 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 107.3 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 2.5 |