Table 3.

Caloric balance and body composition.

Variable	Control			Intervention
	Baseline (n=16)	Final (n=16)	Change	Baseline (n=19)	Final (n=16)	Change
Caloric intake (kcal/day)	1911.6 ± 479.8	1632.9 ± 391.5a	−380.7 ± 663.4	1902.7 ± 423.9	1489.8 ± 329.7a	−675.8 ± 729.2
Caloric expenditure (kcal/day)	559.6 ± 656.6	425.2 ± 325.6	−134.4 ± 448.8	483.7 ± 292.2	740.6 ± 330.2	207.1 ± 449.4b
			% Change			% Change
BMI (kg/m2)	29.6 ± 5.1	29.0 ± 4.9	−1.8 ± 4.0	30.2 ± 4.6	28.0 ± 4.7a	−4.7 ± 6.2
Body weight (lbs)	161.3 ± 35.6	158.2 ± 34.5	−1.8 ± 4.0	167.0 ± 24.6	157.3 ± 26.2a	−4.7 ± 6.8
Lean tissue (lbs)	96.1 ± 16.7	94.4 ± 16.5a	−2.0 ± 3.0	101.6 ± 13.0	97.7 ± 10.8	−2.2 ± 5.6
Lean mass index (z- score)	0.7 ± 0.9	0.5 ± 0.9a	−85.8 ± 226.4	0.7 ± 0.9	0.5 ± 0.9	−32.9 ± 103.7
Fat tissue (lbs)	64.9 ± 20.7	63.8 ± 20.0	−1.3 ± 9.0	65.3 ± 15.4	59.4 ± 18.5a	−8.6 ± 12.7
Fat mass index (z-score)	1.2 ± 0.6	1.2 ± 0.6	−2.7 ± 26.1	1.2 ± 0.5	0.9 ± 0.65a	−31.3 ± 53.5
Body fat (%)	39.6 ± 4.9	39.7 ± 4.8	0.4 ± 6.1	38.1 ± 4.7	36.4 ± 5.3a	−4.5 ± 8.2

Body Mass Index (BMI); values are presented as mean ± SD;

^aP < 0.05 within group,

^bP< 0.05 between groups.