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. 2020 Feb 4;12(2):403. doi: 10.3390/nu12020403

Table 2.

Baseline and outcome variables in all three intervention groups with severe obesity, Brazil, 2016 (n = 111).

Olive Oil DieTBra Olive Oil + DieTBra
Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean ± SD
Outcomes Before (n = 34) After (n = 28) p * Before (n = 38) After (n = 32) p * Before (n = 39) After (n = 37) p *
BMD spine total (g/cm2) 1.053 ± 0.136 1.092 ± 0.139 0.269 1.119 ± 0.166 1.145 ± 0.157 0.512 1.035 ± 0.179 1.044 ± 0.177 0.806
BMD hip total (g/cm2) 1.183 ± 0.139 1.214 ± 0.125 0.364 1.236 ± 0.119 1.244 ± 0.151 0.792 1.183 ± 0.162 1.164 ± 0.149 0.588
Serum calcium (mg/dL) 9.5 ± 0.5 9.8 ± 0.5 0.007 9.5 ± 0.5 9.6 ± 0.6 0.622 9.4 ± 0.4 9.5 ± 0.5 0.330
Vit. D serum (ng/mL) 30.8 ± 9.5 31.3 ± 9.8 0.823 29.2 ± 9.2 31.7 ± 9.7 0.255 31.5 ± 10.1 31.5 ± 9.9 0.998
PTH (pg/ml) 55.0 ± 20.7 45.9 ± 16.4 0.065 57.9 ± 35.9 44.6 ± 13.6 0.047 48.5 ± 16.5 47.5 ± 15.2 0.791
Dietary calcium (mg/day) 375.5 ± 213.0 362.4 ± 257.4 0.819 445.0 ± 210.9 341.1 ± 263.6 0.061 426.5 ± 241.5 358.0 ± 238.2 0.211
Dietary vitamin D (µcg/day) 1.8 ± 1.4 1.9 ± 2.1 0.710 2.6 ± 1.9 3.3 ± 3.6 0.214 2.1 ± 2.0 1.9 ± 1.9 0.773
Energy intake (kcal/day) 1674.8 ± 610.8 1529.9 ± 885.0 0.434 1678.1 ± 568.2 1104.1 ± 609.7 0.000 1701.1 ± 1021.1 1397.3 ± 567.0 0.108
Protein intake (%TEV) 18.1 ± 4.3 13.2 ± 7.1 0.001 17.3 ± 5.1 15.9 ± 8.6 0.374 18.7 ± 4.7 14.9 ± 7.2 0.007

BMD (bone mineral density), Vit. D (vitamin D), PTH (parathyroid hormone), SD (standard deviation), olive oil (extra virgin olive oil group), DieTBra (traditional Brazilian diet group), olive oil + DieTBra (extra virgin olive oil group + traditional Brazilian diet), TEV (total energy value). * Student’s t test unpaired. Bold (value p < 0.05).