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. 2019 Jul 3;11(7):1513. doi: 10.3390/nu11071513

Table 2.

Energy intake and physical activity.

Variables Test (n = 41) Placebo (n = 37) p-Value *
Calories (kcal/day)
Baseline 1687 (685) 1728 (623) 0.777
6 weeks 1577 (336) 1676 (391) 0.495
12 weeks 1597 (521) 1732 (732) 0.255
Δ6 week-baseline −94 (522) −106 (537) 0.948
Δ12 week-baseline −63 (853) 17 (653) 0.508
Physical activity (MET-min/week)
Vigorous Baseline 0 (720) 0 (720) 0.923
6 weeks 0 (800) 0 (720) 0.839
12 weeks 0 (1200) 0 (720) 0.577
Δ6 week-baseline 0 (240) 0 (0) 0.216
Δ12 week-baseline 0 (240) ** 0 (320) 0.043
Moderate Baseline 0 (360) 0 (240) 0.978
6 weeks 0 (480) 0 (360) 0.848
12 weeks 0 (360) 0 (320) 0.342
Δ6 week-baseline 0 (360) 0 (120) 0.881
Δ12 week-baseline 0 (360) 0 (160) 0.436
Walking Baseline 495 (7590) 693 (924) 0.027
6 weeks 594 (4158) 693 (1320) 0.157
12 weeks 792 (1056) 924 (1386) 0.344
Δ6 week-baseline 0 (561) 198 (957) 0.753
Δ12 week-baseline 0 (660) ** 0 (462) 0.146
Total Baseline 990 (1941) 1746 (3465) 0.080
6 weeks 1386 (1839) 1386 (2493) 0.473
12 weeks 1386 (2319) 1710 (2136) 0.625
Δ6 week-baseline 141 (1287) 247 (2331) 0.705
Δ12 week-baseline 240 (1761) ** –9 (1062) 0.043

Data are presented as the median (interquartile range). * p-values were calculated using Wilcoxon rank sum test. ** were represented as having p-values <0.05 in the Wilcoxon signed rank test for comparison within-group differences.