Table 2.

Longitudinal changes in body composition.

Variable	Prepackaged entrées (n =138) Mean	Self-selected meals (n = 45) Mean
Total fat, kg
Baseline	39.0 (0.7)	40.3 (1.3)
3 months	33.2 (0.8)	36.1 (1.2)
p value	<0.0001	<0.0001
% Fat
Baseline	41.1 (0.6)	42.3 (1.0)
3 months	37.8 (0.7)	40.2 (1.0)
p value	<0.0001	<0.0001
Android fat, kg
Baseline	3.9 (0.1)	3.9 (0.2)
3 months	3.1 (0.1)	3.4 (0.2)
p value	<0.0001	<0.0001
Gynoid fat, kg
Baseline	6.0 (0.1)	6.5 (0.2)
3 months	5.1 (0.1)	5.7 (0.2)
p value	<0.0001	<0.0001
Visceral fat, g
Baseline	1651 (71)	1546 (137)
3 months	1234 (59)	1278 (118)
p value	<0.0001	<0.0001
Lean mass, kg
Baseline	53.5 (1.0)	52.3 (1.7)
3 months	51.7 (1.7)	51.2 (1.7)
p value	<0.0001	0.001
Weight, kg
Baseline	95.9 (1.3)	95.9 (2.3)
3 months	87.8 (1.3)	90.1 (2.2)
p value	<0.0001	<0.0001

^aAnalysis used paired t-tests, comparing baseline and 3 months within group.