Figure 3. Individuals with higher adjusted 24hEE prior to CR showed greater regain of body weight, fat mass, and fat-free mass one year after 6-week CR.

Comparison of weight regain trajectories during 1-year follow-up period (panel A) and weight changes (panel B), fat mass changes (panel C), and fat-free mass changes (panel D) after 1 year of follow-up between participants with high vs. low adjusted 24hEE at baseline before CR. Classification of participants was based on higher- or lower-than-median adjusted 24hEE prior to CR (2446 kcal/day). Error bars denote the 95% confidence interval. Paired t-test was used to compare within-group differences, unpaired t-test was used to compare between-group differences (denoted as “group difference”).
24hEE, 24-hour energy expenditure, CR, caloric restriction; FU, follow-up.