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. 2021 May 31;11:11350. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-90879-z

Table 2.

Changes in clinical parameters and differences between P-FD group and F-FD group.

P-FD (Protein: Fat: Carbohydrate = 21:23:56) F-FD (Protein: Fat: Carbohydrate = 16:29:55) P-FD vs F-FD
Week 0 Week 24 Change in value Week 24–Week 0 P Week 0 Week 24 Change in value Week 24–Week 0 P P
HbA1c (%) 7.4 (7.3 to 7.5) 6.7 (6.5 to 6.8) − 0.7 (− 0.9 to − 0.5) < 0.0001 7.4 (7.3 to 7.5) 6.8 (6.6 to 6.9) − 0.6 (− 0.8 to − 0.5)  < 0.0001 0.4474
HbA1c (mmol/mol) 57.2 (56.1 to 58.4) 49.5 (47.8 to 51.3) − 7.6 (− 9.4 to − 5.9) < 0.0001 57.1 (55.8 to 58.4) 50.5 (48.8 to 52.1) − 6.8 (− 8.2 to − 5.3) < 0.0001 0.4474
Fasting glucose (mmol/l) 8.2 (7.7 to 8.6) 7.1 (6.5 to 7.7) − 1.1 (− 1.8 to − 0.5) 0.0009 8.2 (7.7 to 8.7) 7.2 (6.8 to 7.5) − 1.1 (− 1.5 to − 0.7) < 0.0001 0.9614
Body weight (kg) 77.0 (73.8 to 80.2) 74.1 (70.6 to 77.5) − 3.5 (− 4.3 to − 2.8) < 0.0001 76.6 (72.2 to 81.0) 73.6 (69.1 to 78.2) − 2.9 (− 3.6 to − 2.3) < 0.0001 0.2611
BMI (kg/m2) 29.4 (28.3 to 30.45) 28.1 (26.9 to 29.3) − 1.4 (− 1.7 to − 1.1) < 0.0001 29.8 (28.2 to 31.4) 28.6 (27.0 to 30.2) − 1.2 (− 1.4 to − 0.9) < 0.0001 0.3295
Waist circumference (cm) 100.4 (97.6 to 103.2) 95.7 (92.5 to 98.8) − 4.4 (− 6.5 to − 2.3) 0.0001 99.1 (96.2 to 102.1) 95.8 (92.4 to 99.2) − 3.1 (− 4.2 to − 2.0) < 0.0001 0.2743
sBP (mmHg) 133.2 (129.0 to 137.4) 130.2 (126.8 to 133.5) − 3.1 (− 7.0 to 0.8) 0.1166 133.9 (130.5 to 137.3) 130.1 (127.0 to 133.2) − 3.9 (− 7.6 to − 0.3) 0.0348 0.7606
dBP (mmHg) 80.2 (77.5 to 82.9) 79.2 (76.5 to 81.9) − 1.0 (− 3.3 to 1.3) 0.3727 79.1 (76.9 to 81.4) 79.0 (76.7 to 81.3) − 0.3 (− 2.8 to 2.2) 0.8194 0.6646
Heart rate (bpm) 77.5 (74.0 to 81.1) 77.6 (74.0 to 81.3) − 0.4 (− 2.9 to 2.2) 0.7747 78.0 (74.3 to 81.6) 79.7 (75.9 to 83.4) 1.5 (− 1.7 to 4.7) 0.3608 0.3697
Fasting insulin (μIU/ml) 13.0 (8.2 to 17.9) 7.74 (6.53 to 8.95) − 5.8 (− 10.7 to − 0.8) 0.0232 12.1 (9.0 to 15.2) 13.5 (8.1 to 18.9) 1.5 (− 2.9 to 5.7) 0.5077 0.0299
HOMA-IR 5.3 (2.9 to 7.7) 2.4 (2.0 to 2.8) − 3.1 (− 5.7 to − 0.6) 0.0176 5.0 (2.7 to 7.3) 4.5 (2.5 to 6.6) − 0.5 (− 2.8 to 1.8) 0.6720 0.1279
HOMA-beta (%) 54.5 (39.8 to 69.2) 53.0 (42.5 to 63.5) − 3.23 (− 13.6 to 7.2) 0.5366 55.6 (44.0 to 67.2) 82.7 (52.2 to 113.1) 27.2 (3.4 to 50.9) 0.0257 0.0214
Total cholesterol (mmol/l) 5.0 (4.7 to 5.2) 5.2 (4.9 to 5.4) 0.2 (− 0.0 to 0.3) 0.0765 5.1 (4.9 to 5.4) 5.3 (5.0 to 5.5) 0.1 (− 0.1 to 0.3) 0.2304 0.7917
Triglyceride (mmol/l) 1.6 (1.4 to 1.9) 1.5 (1.2 to 1.7) − 0.2 (− 0.4 to 0.1) 0.1298 1.8 (1.5 to 2.1) 1.6 (1.4 to 1.8) − 0.2 (− 0.4 to − 0.0) 0.0297 0.7896
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/l) 3.0 (2.7 to 3.2) 3.0 (2.8 to 3.3) 0.0 (− 0.1 to 0.2) 0.7453 3.1 (3.0 to 3.4) 3.2 (3.0 to 3.4) 0.1 (− 0.1 to 0.2) 0.5048 0.7880
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l) 1.3 (1.3 to 1.4) 1.5 (1.4 to 1.6) 0.2 (0.1 to 0.3) < 0.0001 1.3 (1.3 to 1.4) 1.4 (1.3 to 1.5) 0.1 (0.1 to 0.2) < 0.0001 0.0143
Skeletal muscle mass (kg) 26.8 (25.3 to 28.2) 26.3 (25.0 to 27.7) − 0.7 (− 0.9 to − 0.5) < 0.0001 26.5 (24.9 to 28.2) 25.7 (24.1 to 27.4) − 0.7 (− 1.0 to − 0.5) < 0.0001 0.8793
Body fat mass (kg) 28.6 (26.7 to 30.6) 26.5 (24.1 to 28.9) − 2.6 (− 3.3 to − 2.0) < 0.0001 29.1 (26.2 to 32.1) 27.4 (24.4 to 30.5) − 1.5 (− 2.3 to − 0.8) 0.0002 0.0290
AST (IU/l) 30.2 (26.0 to 34.5) 24.6 (22.3 to 26.9) − 5.9 (− 9.1 to − 2.6) 0.0007 27.7 (24.9 to 30.5) 26.4 (23.1 to 29.6) − 1.5 (− 4.5 to 1.4) 0.3049 0.0513
ALT (IU/l) 40.2 (31.8 to 48.6) 30.4 (25.3 to 35.5) − 10.9 (− 16.6 to − 5.1) 0.0004 35.8 (31.4 to 40.3) 31.2 (26.6 to 35.9) − 5.0 (− 9.0 to − 1.1) 0.0138 0.1000
γ-GTP (IU/l) 51.3 (39.5 to 63.1) 39.6 (31.9 to 47.2) − 13.9 (− 20.8 to − 6.9) 0.0002 53.4 (39.4 to 67.4) 39.3 (29.7 to 48.9) − 14.3 (− 21.0 to − 7.6) 0.0001 0.9300
Uric acid (mg/dl) 5.3 (4.9 to 5.6) 4.7 (4.4 to 5.0) − 0.6 (− 0.9 to − 0.4) < 0.0001 5.3 (5.0 to 5.6) 4.8 (4.5 to 5.1) − 0.5 (− 0.7 to − 0.3) < 0.0001 0.4471
BUN (mg/dl) 13.3 (12.4 to 14.2) 16.7 (15.5 to 17.8) 3.3 (2.2 to 4.3) < 0.0001 13.5 (12.6 to 14.4) 15.0 (14.2 to 15.8) 1.7 (1.0 to 2.4) < 0.0001 0.0112
Creatinine (mg/dl) 0.66 (0.62 to 0.70) 0.69 (0.64 to 0.73) 0.02 (0.01 to 0.04) 0.0139 0.66 (0.62 to 0.70) 0.68 (0.64 to 0.73) 0.03 (0.01 to 0.04) 0.0002 0.9319
eGFR (mL/min/1.73m2) 85.6 (80.9 to 90.3) 82.8 (77.8 to 87.9) − 3.2 (− 5.8 to − 0.5) 0.0202 85.9 (80.0 to 91.7) 83.1 (76.7 to 89.4) − 3.3 (− 5.4 to − 1.2) 0.0031 0.9433
Urinary albumin (mg/g Cr) 93.9 (− 5.7 to 193.4) 91.6 (5.5 to 177.7) − 10.7 (− 50.7 to 29.4) 0.5963 69.3 (39.5 to 99.1) 78.9 (34.0 to 123.8) − 3.0 (− 37.7 to 31.7) 0.8635 0.7727
Total ketone body (μmol/l) 134.1 (103.84 to 164.4) 209.3 (143.5 to 275.1) 76.5 (10.8 to 142.2) 0.0234 121.8 (87.0 to 156.6) 171.0 (118.1 to 224.0) 48.1 (8.7 to 87.5) 0.0175 0.4602
Acetoacetic acid (μmol/l) 44.0 (34.8 to 53.2) 61.7 (46.1 to 77.4) 19.2 (3.9 to 34.5) 0.0149 39.8 (31.1 to 48.5) 53.5 (40.0 to 67.0) 13.5 (3.8 to 23.3) 0.0075 0.5335
3-hydroxybutyric acid (μmol/l) 90.8 (69.0 to 112.6) 147.6 (96.9 to 198.3) 57.3 (6.2 to 108.5) 0.0287 82.0 (55.7 to 108.3) 117.5 (77.9 to 157.2) 34.5 (4.6 to 64.4) 0.0246 0.4429
hs-CRP (mg/dl) 0.17 (0.13 to 0.21) 0.14 (0.10 to 0.18) − 0.02 (− 0.06 to 0.01) 0.1675 0.15 (0.12 to 0.18) 0.18 (0.14 to 0.22) 0.03 (− 0.01 to 0.07) 0.1262 0.0391

P-FD protein-rich formula diet, F-FD fat-rich formula diet, BMI body fat mass, sBP systolic blood pressure; diastolic blood pressure, HOMA-IR homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, LDL low density lipoprotein, HDL high density lipoprotein, AST aspartate aminotransferase, ALT alanine aminotransferase, γ-GTP gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase, BUN blood urea nitrogen, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, hs-CRP high-sensitivity C-reactive protein. Data are expressed in mean (95% CI).