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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Diet Suppl. 2018 Apr 19;16(3):281–293. doi: 10.1080/19390211.2018.1454568

Table 2.

Body Composition and Physical Function Measures at Baseline and Month Six for Treatment (N = 16) and Placebo (N = 15) Groups

Measure Baseline Month 6 Change within groupa Time ×
Treatment
(unadjusted)b
Time ×
Treatment
Adjusted
for
25(OH)Db
Body Weight (kg)
  •   Treatment
  •  Placebo

85.4 ± 14.8
79.9 ± 16.3

86.4 ± 14.5
80.5 ± 16.1

p = 0.063
p = 0.246

p = 0.610

p = 0.336
BMI (kg/m2)
  •   Treatment
  •   Placebo

29.4 ± 4.5
27.5 ± 4.0

29.7 ± 4.3
27.7 ± 3.9

p = 0.073
p = 0.406

p = 0.506

p = 0.220
BODPOD FFM (kg)
  •   Treatment
  •   Placebo

52.7 ± 12.0
49.0 ± 12.6

54.3 ± 12.7
48.7 ± 11.7

p = 0.012
p = 0.622

p = 0.021

p = 0.004
DXA bone-free lean mass (kg)
  •   Treatment
  •   Placebo

49.2 ± 10.0
46.8 ± 11.3

50.3 ± 10.7
46.7 ± 10.9

p = 0.003
p = 0.688

p = 0.009

p = 0.005
4-Compartment Model FFM (kg)
  •   Treatment
  •   Placebo

51.9 ± 11.4
48.5 ± 11.0

52.9 ± 11.9
48.4 ± 11.4

p = 0.023
p = 0.745

p = 0.068

p = 0.036
DXA Arm Lean (kg)
  •   Treatment
  •   Placebo

5.6 ± 1.6
5.0 ± 1.9

5.8 ± 1.7
5.1 ± 1.8

p = 0.011
p = 0.682

p = 0.035

p = 0.007
DXA Leg Lean (kg)
  •   Treatment
  •   Placebo

16.8 ± 3.9
15.4 ± 4.0

17.2 ± 4.0
15.8 ± 4.1

p = 0.024
p = 0.025

p = 0.802

p = 0.949
Thigh muscle volume (cm2)
  •   Treatment
  •   Placebo

602.2 ± 141.3
549.1 ± 134.6

602.3 ± 132.9
546.8 ± 132.8

p = 0.892
p = 0.766

p = 0.744

p = 0.598
Up-and-go test (s)
  •   Treatment
  •   Placebo

5.60 ± 1.79
5.33 ± 0.83

5.54 ± 1.61
5.15 ± 0.87

p = 0.881
p = 0.287

p = 0.508

p = 0.322
25-ft timed walk test (s)
  •   Treatment
  •   Placebo

4.06 ± 0.92
3.84 ± 0.70

4.01 ± 1.08
3.94 ± 0.46

p = 0.677
p = 0.428

p = 0.394

p = 0.497
Timed stair climb (s)
  •   Treatment
  •   Placebo

5.428 ± 1.978
4.555 ± 0.768

4.858 ± 1.662
4.607 ± 0.796

p = 0.002
p = 0.777

p = 0.016

p = 0.047
25-hydroxyvitamin D (ng/ml)
  •   Treatment Group (N = 15)
  •   Placebo Group (N = 14)

29.8 ± 8.6
32.5 ± 8.6

30.7 ± 7.8
32.1 ± 9.5

p = 0.529
p = 0.717

p = 0.475

Mean ± SD ; BMI = body mass index, FFM = fat-free mass

a

paired t-tests

b

RM-ANOVA