Table 1.
Anthropometric, clinical, psychological, and lifestyle baseline characteristics of participants categorized by sex and type of diet.
| Sex | Diet | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Population n = 305 mean (95%CI) |
Men n = 92 mean (95%CI) |
Women n = 213 mean (95%CI) |
MHP n = 146 mean (95%CI) |
LF n = 159 mean (95%CI) |
|
| Womenn (%) | 213 (71.0) | - | - | 101 (47.4) | 112 (52.6) 1 |
| Obesen (%) | 190 (62.3) | 62 (67.4) | 128 (60.1) | 90 (61.6) | 100 (62.9) |
| Smokersn (%) | 66 (21.8) | 27 (29.4) * | 39 (18.4) | 27 (18.8) | 39 (24.5) |
| Age (years) | 45.3 (44.1; 46.5) | 45.7 (43.6; 47.7) | 45.2 (43.7; 46.6) | 44.8 (43.1; 46.6) | 45.8 (44.2; 47.4) |
| Weight (Kg) | 87.7 (86.2; 89.2) | 97.4 (94.9; 99.8) ** | 83.5 (81.9; 84.9) | 87.6 (85.4; 89.7) | 87.8 (85.8; 89.8) |
| BMI (Kg/m2) | 31.6 (31.2; 32.0) | 31.7 (31.1; 32.4) | 31.6 (31.1; 32.1) | 31.4 (30.9; 31.9) | 31.8 (31.2; 32.4) |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 102.2 (100.9; 103.4) | 108.3 (106.5; 110.2) ** | 99.6 (98.2; 100.9) | 102.5 (100.8; 104.3) | 101.9 (100.2; 103.5) |
| Total fat mass (%) | 36.9 (36.0; 37.8) | 34.7 (33.2; 36.3) * | 37.8 (36.8; 38.8) | 37.0 (35.8; 38.2) | 36.8 (35.5; 38.1) |
| Visceral fat mass (Kg) | 1.48 (1.37; 1.58) | 2.31 (2.12; 2.50) ** | 1.11 (1.03; 1.19) | 1.48 (1.33; 1.63) | 1.47 (1.33; 1.61) |
| Physical activity (METs) | 23.8 (21.5; 26.0) | 31.2 (26.2; 36.2) ** | 20.5 (18.2; 22.8) | 22.0 (18.9; 25.2) | 25.2 (21.9; 28.5) |
| State Anxiety (points) | 24.7 (24.2; 25.2) | 25.4 (24.5; 26.2) | 24.4 (23.8; 24.9) | 24.9 (24.2; 25.7) | 24.5 (23.8; 25.1) |
| Trait Anxiety (points) | 25.5 (24.9; 26.1) | 24.9 (23.9; 25.8) | 25.8 (25.2; 26.5) | 25.8 (24.9; 26.6) | 25.3 (24.7; 26.0) |
| Depression (points) | 6.6 (6.0; 7.1) | 4.9 (4.1; 5.8) ** | 7.3 (6.6; 7.9) | 6.7 (5.9; 7.5) | 6.4 (5.7; 7.1) |
Abbreviations: MHP = moderately high-protein; LF = low fat; BMI = body max index. * p ≤ 0.05, ** p ≤ 0.001. Comparisons between sex or diets by unpaired Student t-test and Chi-squared test for continuous and categorical variables. 1 Comparison between men and women included in MHP and LF diets (p = 0.783).