Table 3.

Circumference measures and body composition at baseline and changes with intervention by study group

	Diet only (n=15)		Diet + Vest (n=18)		P-between groups
	Baseline	Changes relative to baseline	Baseline	Changes relative to baseline
Body mass (kg)	93.8 ±12.5	−11.2 ± 4.4†	100.7 ± 8.2	−11.0 ± 6.3†	0.254
BMI (kg/m2)	35.0 ± 3.0	−4.1 ± 1.5†	35.4 ± 2.6	−3.8 ± 2.1†	0.464
Waist (cm)	103.4 ± 11.4	−7.1 ± 7.2*	105.6 ± 9.9	−7.0 ±7.2*	0.595
Hip (cm)	117.4 ± 9.8	−7.7 ± 3.9†	120.5 ± 9.6	−7.4 ± 4.3†	0.315
Waist to hip ratio	0.89 ± 0.12	−0.01 ± 0.05	0.88 ± 0.09	−0.01 ± 0.04	0.817
Fat mass (kg)	43.2 ± 7.4	−7.9 ± 3.2†	46.3 ± 8.8	−7.6 ± 4.5†	0.255
Body fat (%)	46.2 ± 5.8	−3.7 ± 1.9†	45.7 ± 7.6	−3.1 ± 2.1†	0.314
Lean mass (kg)	48.6 ± 9.1	−2.3 ± 1.9†	52.3 ± 8.7	−2.9 ± 1.6†	0.795

All values are mean ± SD; BMI, body mass index; Compared to baseline within each group using paired t-test;

^*P<0.05;

^†P<0.0001; Between-group differences on the change values were analyzed with an ANCOVA, adjusted for age, gender, race and baseline value.