Table 4.
Delta (effectiveness) of outcome variables according to intervention groups and paired comparison.
| Olive Oil (n = 38) | DieTBra (n = 32) |
DieTBra + Olive Oil (n = 37) |
p * | Olive Oil × DieTBra | Olive Oil × DieTBra + Olive Oil |
DieTBra × DieTBra + Olive Oil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | p ** | p ** | p ** | ||
| ∆ Weight (kg) | 0.98 ± 2.26 | −1.38 ± 3.41 | −1.29 ± 2.72 | 0.002 † | 0.003 † | 0.001 † | 0.904 |
| ∆ ASMMI (kg/m2) | −0.42 ± 0.96 | −0.22 ± 1.04 | −0.15 ± 1.08 | 0.553 | 0.441 | 0.285 | 0.765 |
| ∆ ASMM (kg) | −1.05 ± 2.29 | −0.57 ± 2.68 | −0.40 ± 2.80 | 0.600 | 0.466 | 0.318 | 0.789 |
| ∆ ASMM/BMI | −0.03 ± 0.05 | −0.01 ± 0.06 | −0.01 ± 0.06 | 0.178 | 0.125 | 0.073 | 0.810 |
| ∆ Total body fat (kg) | −1.16 ± 2.72 | −0.34 ± 3.46 | −0.45 ± 2.90 | 0.077 | 0.070 | 0.026 † | 0.881 |
| ∆ Percentage of body fat (%) | 0.64 ± 2.43 | 0.27 ± 2.59 | 0.13 ± 2.25 | 0.690 | 0.575 | 0.380 | 0.801 |
| ∆ Walking speed (m/s) | −0.01 ± 0.13 | 0.04 ± 0.15 | 0.01 ± 0.15 | 0.283 | 0.108 | 0.567 | 0.302 |
| ∆ Handgrip strength (Kg) | 1.14 ± 5.64 | 0.31 ± 4.49 | −0.05 ± 4.09 | 0.593 | 0.528 | 0.325 | 0.724 |
Note. SD = standard deviation; BMI = body mass index; ASMMI = appendicular skeletal muscle mass index; ASMM = total appendicular skeletal muscle mass; ASMM/BMI = total appendicular skeletal muscle mass in relation to body mass index; ∆ = delta, difference between end of follow-up and baseline; ANOVA Test *; ** Student’s t-test; † statistically significant difference.