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. 2011 Oct 14;4(5):352–357. doi: 10.1159/000333433

Table 3.

Characteristics of participants (N = 121) at baseline and 12-week of study

Baseline
12 weeks
Time effects Diet effects Time
× diet effects
LPUFA (n = 58) HPUFA
(n = 63)
LPUFA
(n = 58)
HPUFA
(n = 63)
p p p
Age, years 48.4 ± 10.6 47.6 ± 10.5
Weight, kg 88.0 ± 13.7 87.2 ± 14.0 84.7 ± 13.7 83.7 ± 14.6 0.000* 0.721 0.803
BMI, kg/m2 31.3 ± 3.8 31.0 ± 4.0 30.1 ± 4.0 29.8 ± 4.4 0.000* 0.657 0.791
FM, kg 33.6 ± 8.2 33.9 ± 9.0 30.6 ± 8.2 31.3 ± 9.7 0.000* 0.753 0.376
FFM, kg 54.4 ± 9.9 53.3 ± 10.3 54.1 ± 10.2 52.4 ± 10.4 0.000* 0.449 0.023*
VVAT l 3.5 ± 2.0 3.2 ± 1.8 2.9 ± 1.7 2.9 ± 2.0 0.000* 0.628 0.065

LPUFA = Low PUFA group; HPUFA = high PUFA group; FM = fat mass; FFM = fat-free mass; VAT = visceral adipose tissue.

*

Significant different, general linear model repeated measures ANOVA.