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. 2020 Apr 22;150(7):1845–1851. doi: 10.1093/jn/nxaa101

TABLE 3.

Anthropometric status at baseline and week 12 in healthy young men with high or low relative protein intakes at breakfast1

HBR (n = 12) LBR (n = 14) Repeated measures ANOVA
Baseline Week 12 Baseline Week 12 Group Time Group × time
Age, y 20.3 ± 0.51 21.2 ± 0.54
Height, m 1.73 ± 0.01 1.73 ± 0.01 1.72 ± 0.01 1.72 ± 0.01 0.542 0.563 0.317
BW, kg 66.8 ± 1.96 68.8 ± 2.02 65.3 ± 1.82 67.1 ± 1.87 0.568 <0.001 0.702
BMI, kg/m2 22.2 ± 0.60 22.9 ± 0.58 22.1 ± 0.55 22.7 ± 0.53 0.862 <0.001 0.479
AppLTM, kg 25.0 ± 0.69 26.2 ± 0.74 24.9 ± 0.64 26.0 ± 0.69 0.881 <0.001 0.991
TotalLTM, kg 52.4 ± 1.32 54.9 ± 1.37 53.4 ± 1.22 55.1 ± 1.27 0.752 <0.001 0.056
Bone mineral content, kg 3.06 ± 0.09 3.07 ± 0.09 3.04 ± 0.08 3.06 ± 0.08 0.889 0.084 0.843
Body fat, kg 11.3 ± 1.31 10.8 ± 1.37 8.91 ± 1.22 8.94 ± 1.27 0.254 0.273 0.214
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Values are means ± SEs. AppLTM, appendicular lean soft tissue mass; BW, body weight; HBR, “high breakfast”—consuming a protein-enriched meal at breakfast to achieve a protein intake >0.24 g/kg BW at all 3 meals; LBR, “low breakfast”—consuming a provided meal at breakfast to achieve a protein intake >0.24 g/kg BW at 2 meals (lunch and dinner); TotalLTM, total lean soft tissue mass.