Table 5.

Body composition

	Risk Allele	Non-Risk Allele
Pre-body weight (kg)	68.7 ± 12.6	73.6 ± 12.8
Post-body weight (kg)	67.7 ± 12.5*	72.4 ± 12.3*
Change (kg)	−1.0 ± 1.2	− 1.2 ± 1.4
Pre-fat free mass (kg)	47.8 ± 9.2	51.5 ± 10.7
Post-fat free mass (kg)	47.9 ± 9.1	51.2 ± 10.4
Change (kg)	0.1 ± 1.0	− 0.3 ± 1.3
Pre-fat mass (kg)	18.2 ± 6.1	19.3 ± 6.1
Post-fat mass (kg)	17.1 ± 6.1*	18.4 ± 6.0*
Change (kg)	−1.1 ± 0.7	−0.9 ± 0.4
Pre-body fat %	26.5 ± 5.8	26.2 ± 7.4
Post-body fat %	25.2 ± 5.8*	25.4 ± 7.5*
Change	−1.3 ± 1.0**	−0.8 ± 0.7
Pre-bone mineral content (kg)	2.6 ± 0.5	2.9 ± 0.5
Post-bone mineral content (kg)	2.6 ± 0.5	2.9 ± 0.5
Change (kg)	0.0 ± 0.1	0.0 ± 0.1
Pre-total body water (liters)	38.8 ± 7.8	42.2 ± 8.4
Post-total body water (liters)	39.1 ± 7.6	42.1 ± 8.1
Change (liters)	0.3 ± 0.9	−0.1 ± 1.0

Data are expressed as the mean ± SD. Legend: kg Kilogram

*p < 0.01 post versus pre within groups. There were no between-group differences except for the change in % body fat.**