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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Eur J Nutr. 2020 Apr 9;60(1):249–258. doi: 10.1007/s00394-020-02244-x

Table 2.

Nutrient intakes and biomarkers of weight-loss diet adherence in white participants according to WHRonly+ PGS at 6 months and 2 years

Characteristics 6 months 2 years
T1 T2 T3 P T1 T2 T3 P
Dietary intake per daya
 Energy, kcal 1589±498 1662±467 1648±498 0.18 1561±500 1563±502 1560±509 0.72
 Carbohydrate, % of energy 49.1±10.3 48.5±9.7 52.1±10.5 0.04 48.1±10.0 47.6±9.5 50.0±10.6 0.32
 Fat, % of energy 30.5±8.0 31.7±8.3 29.6±8.4 0.44 30.5±8.7 31.5±6.8 31.1±9.9 0.74
 Protein, % of energy 20.8±4.7 20.1±4.0 19.5±4.6 0.04 20.9±4.7 20.6±4.7 20.0±4.5 0.31
Biomarkers of adherence
 Respiratory quotientb 0.84±0.04 0.84±0.04 0.84±0.04 0.33 0.83±0.04 0.83±0.05 0.84±0.04 0.19
 Urinary nitrogen, g/dc 11.7±4.8 11.9±4.8 11.3±4.2 0.63 11.7±4.2 12.2±4.8 12.0±4.7 0.84

Values are means±SDs. P values were calculated by general linear regression test after adjusting for sex and age.

a

Data for dietary intake per day were available for 280 individuals at 6 months: T1, n = 87; T2, n = 95; T3, n=98; 142 individuals at 2 years: T1, n = 48; T2, n = 44; T3, n=50.

b

Data for respiratory quotient were available for 488 individuals at 6 months: T1, n = 167; T2, n = 159; T3, n = 162. 387 individuals at 2 years: T1, n = 128; T2, n = 128; T3, =131.

c

Data for urinary nitrogen were available for 451 individuals at 6 months: T1, n = 151; T2, n = 148; T3, n=152. 320 individuals at 2 years: T1, n = 104; T2, n = 104; T3, n=112.