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. 2020 Dec 7;7:603801. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2020.603801

Table 2.

Body weight, intakes of nutrients, dietary GI and dietary GL at 0-mo and at 6-, 12-, 24-, and 36-mo after the initiation of the dietary intervention in the HPLG and MPMG groups (intention-to-treat analysis population, n = 161)a.

Measure and
Group
0-mo 6-mo 12-mo 24-mo 36-mo P-value for Fixed Effectsd
Group Time Group by
Time
Weight, kg
HPLGb 99.1 (18.6) 87.1 (85.9, 88.3) 89.4 (87.7, 91.1) 93.0 (91.1, 94.9) 93.7 (92.0, 95.4) 0.91 <0.001 0.63
MPMGc 102.2 (21.7) 87.3 (86.0, 88.6) 89.9 (88.1, 91.7) 92.6 (90.5, 94.7) 93.8 (92.0, 95.6)
Energy, kJ/d
HPLG 9,296 (2,478) 6,872 (6,523, 7,221) 7,230 (6,832, 7,629) 7,274 (6,749, 7,799) 7,127 (6,685, 7,569) 0.84 0.11 0.96
MPMG 9,145 (2,472) 6,921 (6,550, 7,292) 7,167 (6,731, 7,602) 7,143 (6,579, 7,708) 7,078 (6,618, 7,539)
Protein, en%
HPLG 19.5 (3.5) 25.2 (24.2, 26.2) 23.4 (22.5, 24.2) 23.4 (22.4, 24.5) 23.3 (22.1, 24.6) <0.001 <0.001 0.48
MPMG 19.7 (4.7) 22.0 (21.0, 23.1) 20.6 (19.5, 21.6) 21.1 (19.9, 22.2) 21.7 (20.4, 23.1)
Protein, g/d
HPLG 104.8 (30.3) 101.3 (96.6, 105.9) 98.1 (93.1, 103.1) 97.2 (91.9, 102.6) 95.7 (89.7, 101.7) <0.001 0.28 0.53
MPMG 104.0 (35.9) 88.3 (83.4, 93.2) 85.7 (80.3, 91.2) 86.6 (80.9, 92.3) 89.0 (82.7, 95.3)
CHO, en%
HPLG 40.3 (7.0) 36.8 (35.4, 38.3) 37.1 (35.8, 38.4) 36.3 (34.6, 37.9) 36.7 (34.8, 38.7) <0.001 0.08 0.12
MPMG 40.2 (7.2) 42.4 (40.9, 44.0) 41.6 (40.1, 43.1) 40.2 (38.4, 42.0) 38.3 (36.3, 40.3)
CHO, g/d
HPLG 218.6 (68.6) 147.7 (137.3, 158.1) 156.3 (146.2, 166.4) 151.5 (140.2, 162.8) 153.2 (141.0, 165.5) 0.009 0.21 0.22
MPMG 216.4 (72.4) 173.1 (162.0, 184.3) 174.0 (162.0, 184.3) 167.1 (155.0, 179.3) 157.5 (144.8, 170.2)
Fat, en%
HPLG 34.3 (5.7) 31.0 (29.5, 32.5) 33.1 (31.6, 34.7) 33.4 (31.8, 35.1) 33.5 (31.7, 35.3) 0.97 <0.001 0.55
MPMG 34.9 (6.3) 30.4 (28.8, 32.0) 32.6 (30.9, 34.3) 33.1 (31.4, 34.9) 34.8 (33.0, 36.7)
Saturated fat, en%
HPLG 11.9 (2.8) 10.1 (9.4, 10.8) 10.5 (9.8, 11.2) 10.8 (10.1, 11.6) 10.9 (10.0, 11.7) 0.84 0.01 0.55
MPMG 12.6 (3.0) 9.9 (9.2, 10.6) 10.5 (9.7, 11.3) 10.6 (9.8, 11.5) 11.6 (10.7, 12.5)
Starch, g/d
HPLG 127.0 (45.0) 76.4 (69.3, 83.4) 83.8 (77.1, 90.5) 80.5 (72.9, 88.2) 83.3 (74.8, 91.8) <0.001 0.27 0.12
MPMG 122.8 (46.7) 100.3 (92.8, 107.8) 100.7 (93.4, 108.1) 97.7 (89.4, 105.9) 90.0 (81.4, 105.9)
Sugars, g/d
HPLG 89.0 (36.1) 69.4 (63.5, 75.3) 70.8 (65.4, 76.1) 68.7 (63.1, 74.2) 67.8 (60.9, 74.7) 0.82 0.34 0.89
MPMG 91.4 (36.6) 72.3 (66.0, 78.7) 72.4 (66.6, 78.3) 68.3 (62.3, 74.2) 66.6 (59.5, 73.8)
Dietary fiber, g/d
HPLG 26.7 (7.7) 26.7 (24.9, 28.5) 28.8 (26.9, 30.8) 25.2 (23.3, 26.9) 26.4 (24.8, 28.0) 0.53 <0.001 0.02
MPMG 26.0 (7.4) 27.1 (25.2, 29.0) 27.3 (25.2, 29.5) 26.0 (24.2, 27.8) 24.1 (22.4, 25.9)
Dietary GI
HPLG 54.1 (5.1) 47.1 (45.9, 48.3) 48.9 (47.8, 50.0) 49.4 (48.3, 50.4) 49.4 (47.9, 50.8) <0.001 0.04 0.10
MPMG 54.3 (4.5) 53.3 (52.0, 54.7) 52.7 (51.4, 53.9) 54.1 (53.0, 55.2) 53.2 (51.6, 54.7)
Dietary GL
HPLG 119.1 (42.3) 70.7 (64.7, 76.7) 76.6 (70.8, 82.3) 74.8 (68.6, 81.0) 76.9 (69.5, 84.3) <0.001 0.49 0.07
MPMG 118.4 (45.0) 92.6 (86.2, 99.0) 91.7 (85.4, 97.9) 90.7 (84.1, 97.4) 83.7 (76.1, 91.3)
Cholesterol, mg/d
HPLG 381.5 (178.5) 350.2 (322.8, 377.5)** 315.9 (286.3, 345.5)* 337.3 (296.2, 278.4)* 320.2 (282.2, 358.2)* 0.001 0.34 0.001
MPMG 363.3 (172.1) 225.8 (196.7, 254.8)** 264.9 (232.4, 297.4)* 282.1 (238.1, 326.1)* 294.8 (254.6, 335.0)*
MUFAs, g/d
HPLG 34.4 (13.0) 22.9 (20.9, 24.9) 26.9 (24.6, 29.2) 26.5 (24.1, 29.0) 26.3 (23.6, 29.1) 0.96 <0.001 0.58
MPMG 33.5 (12.7) 23.0 (20.9, 25.1) 25.5 (23.0, 28.0) 26.5 (23.9, 29.2) 27.9 (25.0, 30.9)
PUFAs, g/d
HPLG 14.6 (5.4) 11.4 (10.4, 12.5) 12.0 (10.8, 13.2) 11.6 (10.5, 12.7) 11.3 (10.2, 12.3) 0.91 0.04 0.21
MPMG 14.2 (6.1) 10.3 (9.1, 11.4) 12.0 (10.7, 13.4) 12.1 (11.0, 13.3) 11.6 (10.5, 12.8)
LC n-3 PUFA, mg/d
HPLG 436.9 (491.8) 647.2 (506.9, 787.5) 521.8 (398.2, 645.3) 553.9 (403.0, 704.9) 418.0 (271.3, 564.7) 0.08 0.52 0.11
MPMG 393.1 (490.0) 404.9 (255.5, 554.2) 425.8 (289.7, 561.9) 372.7 (209.9, 535.4) 442.6 (287.6, 597.4)
LA, g/d
HPLG 11.9 (4.7) 8.6 (7.8, 9.5) 9.4 (8.3, 10.4) 9.2 (8.2, 10.2) 9.0 (8.1, 9.9) 0.53 0.01 0.59
MPMG 11.5 (5.0) 8.3 (7.4, 9.2) 9.8 (8.7, 10.9) 9.9 (8.9, 11.0) 9.3 (8.4, 10.3)
ALA, g/d
HPLG 1.7 (0.7) 1.6 (1.4, 1.9) 1.7 (1.4, 1.9) 1.5 (1.3, 1.7) 1.5 (1.3, 1.7) 0.07 0.69 0.20
MPMG 1.9 (1.3) 1.2 (1.0, 1.5) 1.4 (1.2, 1.7) 1.4 (1.2, 1.6) 1.4 (1.2, 1.6)
Alcohol, en%
HPLG 3.5 (4.8) 3.5 (2.6, 4.4) 2.9 (2.1, 3.8) 3.8 (2.5, 5.2) 3.4 (2.3, 4.5) 0.03 0.46 0.91
MPMG 2.9 (5.6) 2.0 (1.0, 2.9) 1.9 (1.0, 2.8) 2.5 (1.1, 4.0) 2.2 (1.1, 3.4)
Zinc, mg/d
HPLG 12.1 (4.1) 11.7 (10.7, 12.6) 11.7 (10.9, 12.4) 11.0 (10.1, 11.8) 11.2 (10.3, 12.1) 0.05 0.23 0.44
MPMG 12.4 (5.1) 10.9 (10.0, 11.9) 10.3 (9.4, 11.1) 10.0 (9.1, 10.9) 10.8 (9.9, 11.8)
Selenium, μg/d
HPLG 108.1 (42.7) 107.8 (94.5, 121.1) 92.4 (84.4, 100.3) 96.2 (88.8, 103.6) 99.5 (85.7, 113.3) 0.01 0.53 0.34
MPMG 100.9 (38.0) 88.0 (73.8, 102.1) 88.1 (79.5, 96.7) 85.5 (77.3, 93.6) 81.6 (66.9, 96.2)
Niacin (NE), mg/d
HPLG 26.4 (9.8) 25.9 (23.7, 28.1) 24.5 (22.7, 26.4) 24.2 (22.4, 25.9) 25.4 (23.0, 27.7) 0.01 0.38 0.72
MPMG 26.0 (10.5) 23.0 (20.6, 25.3) 21.9 (19.9, 23.9) 22.1 (20.2, 24.0) 21.2 (18.8, 23.7)
Vitamin B12, μg/d
HPLG 5.3 (2.7) 5.6 (5.1, 6.1) 5.2 (4.7, 5.6) 5.0 (4.5, 5.5) 5.1 (4.4, 5.8) 0.01 0.17 0.71
MPMG 5.4 (3.7) 4.6 (4.1, 5.2) 4.4 (3.9, 4.8) 4.4 (3.8, 4.9) 4.5 (3.8, 5.3)
a

Values are expressed as the mean (SD) or adjusted mean (95% CI). The adjusted means with a double asterisk or single asterisk indicate a statistically significant difference between the groups at the timepoint (**P < 0.001; *P < 0.05). GI, glycemic index; GL, glycemic load; HPLG, higher protein-lower glycemic index diet; MPMG, moderate protein-moderate glycemic index diet; NE, niacin equivalent.

b

Number of participants 85, 68, 64, 60 and 54 at 0-, 6-, 12-, 24-, and 36-mo, respectively.

c

Number of participants 76, 60, 52, 52 and 50 at 0-, 6-, 12-, 24-, and 36-mo, respectively.

d

P-values show the significance of the fixed effects for changes in a variable as assessed by linear mixed model adjusted for each measurement 0-mo values, age and sex.