Table 2.
Body composition characteristics.
| Visit 1 | Visit 2 | Visit 3 | Visit 4 | Visit 5 | Visit 6 | Visit 7 | Visit 8 | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 15 | |
| Weight (kg) | 67.8 ± 12.51 (54.5–95.2)2 |
67.5 ± 12.7 (54.3–95.9) |
68.9 ± 13.1 (54.1–96.7) |
68.9 ± 13.6 (48.5–95.9) |
70.8 ± 16.5 (47.4–101.3) |
70.9 ± 16.4 (47.0–98.5) |
67.6 ± 12.5 (49.1–97.2) |
68.4 ± 12.5 (48.8–97.5) |
0.129 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.5 ± 4.1 (20.8–33.3) |
24.4 ± 4.2 (20.8–33.9) |
24.7 ± 4.1 (20.6–33.5) |
24.7 ± 4.5 (19.5–34.9) |
25.7 ± 4.8 (20.1–35.0) |
25.7 ± 4.8 (20.0–35.2) |
24.9 ± 3.9 (18.7–33.6) |
25.1 ± 3.9 (19.0–35.8) |
0.702 |
| LST (%) | 62.3 ± 5.4 (54.5–71.9) |
62.8 ± 4.4 (55.0–69.7) |
62.1 ± 4.6 (54.8–71.3) |
62.9 ± 5.1 (53.7–71.0) |
64.0 ± 6.7 (51.9–73.2) |
64.1 ± 7.2 (52.7–74.4) |
61.8 ± 5.8 (53.5–71.0) |
62.8 ± 5.7 (54.2–72.7) |
0.291 |
| FM (%) | 34.0 ± 5.6 (24.7–42.3) |
33.2 ± 4.7 (26.0–41.4) |
34.1 ± 5.0 (24.3–42.2) |
33.1 ± 5.4 (24.5–43.0) |
33.6 ± 7.1 (24.6-44.8) |
32.9 ± 7.2 (22.0–44.8) |
34.4 ± 6.2 (24.6–43.6) |
33.5 ± 6.5 (23.2–42.6) |
0.906 |
| VAT (g) | 328.6 ± 192.0 (133.0–753.0) |
310.4 ± 179.2 (129.0–688.0) |
351.4 ± 207.4 (142.0–749.0) |
334.7 ± 189.4 (125.0–723.0) |
391.1 ± 297.5 (83.6–865.0) |
358.5 ± 263.0 (77.9–793.0) |
324.1 ± 187.0 (127.0–720.0) |
314.5 ± 176.1 (150.0–671.0) |
0.583 |
| ASMI (kg/m2) | 6.6 ± 0.8 (5.6–8.6) |
6.7 ± 0.9 (5.6–8.8) |
6.7 ± 0.9 (5.4–8.8) |
6.7 ± 0.9 (5.1–8.9) |
6.7 ± 0.8 (5.3–8.3) |
7.0 ± 0.7 (6.4–8.4) |
6.7 ± 0.6 (5.8–8.1) |
6.8 ± 0.7 (6.0–9.0) |
0.215 |
| BMD (g/cm3) | 1.1 ± 0.1 (0.9–1.3) |
1.1 ± 0.1 (1.0–1.3) |
1.2 ± 0.1 (1.0–1.3) |
1.1 ± 0.1 (1.0–1.3) |
1.1 ± 0.1 (0.9–1.3) |
1.2 ± 0.2 (1.0–1.9) |
1.1 ± 0.1 (1.0–1.4) |
1.1 ± 0.1 (1.0–1.3) |
0.414 |
1 Means ± SD. 2 Range. kg, kilograms; BMI, body mass index; m, meters; LST, lean soft tissue; FM, fat mass; g, grams; VAT, visceral adipose tissue; ASMI, appendicular skeletal muscle mass index; BMD, bone mineral density; cm, centimeters; Visits 1 and 5: August 2017 and 2018, Visits 2 and 6: December 2017 and 2018, Visits 3 and 7: January 2018 and 2019, and Visits 4 and 8: May 2018 and 2019.