Table 4.

Changes in selected clinical and metabolic variables from baseline to follow-up at 6 months among completers of the study (n = 30)

	Baseline	6th month		p value§
	mean ± SD	mean ± SD	+ value
Weight, kg	84.7 ± 13.8	77.8 ± 14.1	−6.9	0.001*
BMI, kg/m2	31.6 ± 4.2	29.0 ± 4.4	−2.6	0.001
Waist circumflex, cm	99.8 ± 9.1	93.7 ± 10.0	−6.1	0.001*
Hip circumflex, cm	114.5 ± 9.6	108.2 ± 10.2	−4.3	0.001*
WHR, %	0.87 ± 0.7	0.87 ± 0.6	−0.6	0.221*
WHtR, %	0.61 ± 0.1	0.57 ± 0.1	−0.04	0.001*
FPG, mg/dl	85.1 ± 10.7	90.8 ± 8.5	5.7	0.001
HbA1c %	5.5 ± 0.5	5.4 ± 0.3	−0.1	0.428
TC, mg/dl	178.7 ± 36.9	176.8 ± 31.5	−1.9	0.804
HDL, mg/dl	43.2 ± 10.6	46.0 ± 9.6	2.8	0.022
TC / HDL-C, mg/dl	4.3 ± 1.1	3.9 ± 0.8	−0.4	0.003*
Triglyceride, mg/dl	96.8 ± 52.9	86.7 ± 45.7	−10.1	0.258
LDL, mg/dl	115.2 ± 28.8	113.5 ± 24.8	−1.7	0.689
Insulin, µU/ml	7.7 ± 4.4	7.5 ± 3.3	−0.2	0.845
TSH, mIU/l	1.9 ± 1.2	1.6 ± 1.2	−0.3	0.009
fT4, ng/dl	0.9 ± 0.1	0.8 ± 0.1	−0.1	0.024
HsCRP, mg/l	0.5 ± 0.5	0.5 ± 0.5	0	0.572
Homa IR	1.6 ± 0.9	1.7 ± 0.8	0.1	0.869
Hr-min	112.0 ± 13.4	113.8 ± 14.9	1.8	0.566
Hr-max	117.8 ± 12.7	120.3 ± 14.1	2.5	0.396
RMR, kcal	1292.8 ± 364.0	1224.3 ± 324.5	68.5	0.086
Predicted RMR %	0.8 ± 0.2	0.8 ± 0.2	0	0.446
RQ	0.8 ± 0.1	0.8 ± 0.1	0	0.563
Fat#, %	57.8 ± 21.6	59.9 ± 16.8	2.1	0.676
Carbohydrate#, %	42.5 ± 21.6	40.5 ± 16.9	−2.0	0.682
Systolic blood pressure	118.1 ± 13.2	111.1 ± 12.4	−7.0	0.006
Diastolic blood pressure	74.5 ± 12.7	68.3 ± 11.5	−6.2	0.001
Heart rate	77.4 ± 13.7	70.0 ± 9.2	−7.4	0.012

Hr-min = Lower limit of hearth rate for fat max; Hr-max = higher limit of hearth rate for fat max; RMR = resting metabolic rate; RQ = respiratory quotient.

^§Wilcoxon sign test.

^*Paired sample T test.

^#Ratio of the substrates burned at rest.