Table 1.
Baseline anthropometrics and diet characteristics.
| Standard Intervention (N = 13) | Intensive Intervention (N = 21) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean/N | SD/% | Mean/N | SD/% | p | |
| Age | 63.23 | 5.29 | 65.47 | 5.18 | 0.23 |
| Women | 7 | 50% | 14 | 71% | 0.14 |
| Weight (kg) | 87.39 | 14.51 | 85.64 | 12.65 | 0.89 |
| Height (cm) | 164.69 | 8.25 | 162.21 | 10.40 | 0.61 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 32.07 | 3.66 | 32.49 | 3.15 | 0.47 |
| Abdominal circumference (cm) | 110.19 | 10.56 | 106.7 | 11.36 | 0.76 |
| HTA (No. subjects) | 11 | 84% | 18 | 85% | 0.59 |
| DM-2 (No. subjects) | 2 | 15% | 3 | 14% | 0.99 |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 105.30 | 28.76 | 102.85 | 29.67 | 0.84 |
| Total Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 194.69 | 37.95 | 202.95 | 28.98 | 0.82 |
| HDL Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 50.61 | 13.35 | 51.71 | 8.99 | 0.82 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 133.46 | 35.41 | 172 | 80.83 | 0.19 |
| Dietary total fat (gpd) | 109.45 | 29.49 | 100.03 | 21.76 | 0.34 |
| Dietary saturated fatty acids (gpd) | 26.75 | 8.06 | 24.49 | 7.19 | 0.43 |
| Dietary monounsaturated fatty acids (gpd) | 55.35 | 15.10 | 52.44 | 11.59 | 0.45 |
| Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids (gpd) | 19.46 | 7.11 | 15.96 | 5.42 | 0.09 |
| Dietary linoleic acid (gpd) | 15.36 | 5.9 | 12.06 | 4.42 | 0.08 |
| Dietary linolenic acid (gpd) | 1.82 | 0.8 | 1.37 | 0.7 | 0.07 |
| Dietary Omega 3 fatty acids (gpd) | 1.19 | 0.65 | 1.11 | 0.47 | 0.93 |
BMI: body mass index; DM-2: type 2 diabetes mellitus: gpd: grams per day; HTA: hypertension; No: number; SD: standard deviation; %: percentage. Data are expressed as absolute (N) and relative frequencies (%), and mean and standard deviation (SD). The Wilcoxon–Mann–Whitney test was used for comparisons between the type of intervention and the continuous independent data. The χ2 test, or Fisher’s exact test, when necessary, was used for comparisons between the type of intervention and the nominal data.