Table 3.
Clinical measures | Intervention group (n=12) | Control group (n=14) | P valuea | ||||
Anthropometric and blood pressure measures, mean (SD) | |||||||
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Second follow-up body mass index (kg/m2) | 36.0 (4.6) | 32.4 (2.8) | .02 | |||
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Second follow-up systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 120.2 (7.5) | 117.3 (7.3) | .33 | |||
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Second follow-up diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 69.6 (9.1) | 67.4 (5.8) | .47 | |||
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Weight gain from baseline (kg) | 2.9 (1.9) | 3.0 (2.24) | .92 | |||
Patients obtaining optimal weight gain per week, n (%) | 8 (67) | 5 (36) | .43 | ||||
Dietary measures, mean (SD) | |||||||
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Energy intake (kcal) | 1370.5 (359.4) | 1514.0 (362.6) | .44 | |||
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Carbohydrate (g) | 1815.0) | 170.6 (49.4) | .61 | |||
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Protein (g) | 56.7 (19.8) | 58.6 (15.8) | .79 | |||
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Total fat (g) | 54.3 (20.7) | 43.5 (17.5) | .15 | |||
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Cholesterol (mg) | 196.2 (89.3) | 220.6 (87.9) | .48 | |||
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Calcium (g) | 461.0 (246.0) | 489.1 (222.9) | .76 | |||
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Dietary fiber (g) | 13.0 (5.3) | 12.9 (4.5) | .99 | |||
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Sodium (g) | 2.2 (0.7) | 2.4 (0.8) | .55 |
aStudent t test, Fisher exact test, or Wilcoxon signed rank test.