TABLE 4:

Expected change in cardiovascular risk markers per 5kg decrease in body weight. Data are presented as mean ± SD.

		Week 1	Week 2	Month 1	Month 6	Year 1
BMI	White	40.84	39.63	38.24	34.82	33.49
	Black	44.87	43.75	42.46	39.30	38.07
Weight (kg)	White	113.75	110.32	106.37	96.68	92.90
	Black	123.84	120.70	117.07	108.18	104.72
Weight %	White	−7%	−10%	−13%	−21%	−24%
	Black	−6%	−8%	−11%	−18%	−21%
SBP (mmHg)	White	131.49	130.62	129.62	127.17	126.21
	Black	137.69	137.14	136.52	134.99	134.40
DBP (mmHg)	White	80.69	80.23	79.70	78.41	77.90
	Black	84.05	83.82	83.54	82.88	82.62
Total Chol. (mg/dl)	White	188.83	189.58	190.44	192.56	193.39
	Black	179.50	180.32	181.28	183.60	184.51
HDL (mg/dl)	White	51.23	52.45	53.87	57.32	58.67
	Black	52.70	53.83	55.13	58.33	59.57
LDL (mg/dl)	White	109.38	109.74	110.15	111.15	111.54
	Black	105.60	105.91	106.28	107.17	107.52
Trigs (mg/dl)	White	147.38	142.53	136.94	123.24	117.89
	Black	107.16	103.85	100.03	90.68	87.03
BUN (mg/dl)	White	13.17	13.41	13.69	14.38	14.64
	Black	12.34	12.45	12.56	12.85	12.97
Creatinine (mg/dl)	White	0.76	0.75	0.74	0.72	0.71
	Black	0.89	0.88	0.88	0.86	0.85