Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the intention-to-treat population (n = 161)a.
|
HPLG group (n = 85) |
MPMG group (n = 76) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Ethnicity | ||
| Caucasian | 70 (82%) | 63 (83%) |
| Asian | 6 (7%) | 5 (7%) |
| Other | 9 (11%) | 8 (10%) |
| Sex | ||
| Females | 59 (69%) | 54 (71%) |
| Males | 26 (31%) | 22 (29%) |
| Age, years | 52.9 (10.6) | 53.0 (10.3) |
| 25–50 | 31 (37) | 29 (38) |
| 51–70 | 54 (63) | 47 (62) |
| Screening height, cm | 167.1 (8.3) | 167.9 (8.8) |
| Weight, kg | 99.1 (18.6) | 102.2 (21.7) |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 36.3 (7.1) | 36.3 (7.2) |
| BF, % | 41.7 (11.2) | 44.4 (14.4) |
| FFM, % | 55.6 (11.0) | 56.2 (10.8) |
| Energy intake, kJ/d | 9,292 (2,640) | 9,165 (2,712) |
| Protein, en% | 19.5 (3.5) | 19.7 (4.7) |
| Fat, en% | 34.3 (5.7) | 35.0 (6.3) |
| Saturated fat, en% | 11.9 (2.9) | 12.6 (3.1) |
| Carbohydrate, en% | 40.3 (7.0) | 40.2 (7.2) |
| Dietary fiber, g | 26.7 (7.8) | 26.0 (7.4) |
| Dietary GI | 54.1 (5.1) | 54.3 (4.5) |
| Dietary GL | 119.1 (42.3) | 118.4 (45.0) |
| Alcohol, en% | 3.5 (4.8) | |
a
Values are expressed as n (%) for ethnicity, sex and age and as mean (SD) for all other measurements. BF, body fat; FFM, fat free mass; HPLG, higher protein-lower glycemic index; MPMG, moderate protein-moderate glycemic index.