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. 2018 Aug 3;148(8):1253–1260. doi: 10.1093/jn/nxy119

TABLE 2.

Baseline and 12-wk body composition outcomes in women with ovarian or endometrial cancer who consumed the ACS and KD1

ACS (= 20) KD (= 25)
Week 0 Week 12 Week 0 Week 12
Total fat mass, kg 44.1 ± 4.6 41.2 ± 4.4 37.9 ± 3.2 32.7 ± 3.1*
Android fat, kg 3.9 ± 0.5 3.6 ± 0.5 3.4 ± 0.4 2.8 ± 0.4*
Visceral fat,2 g 1150 ± 210.0 1024 ± 175.6 1152 ± 164.6 975 ± 150.9*
Trunk fat, kg 22.2 ± 2.6 20.9 ± 2.4 19.4 ± 1.8 16.3 ± 1.8***
Gynoid fat, kg 7.7 ± 0.9 7.3 ± 0.8 6.6 ± 0.5 5.7 ± .05***
Arm fat, kg 4.8 ± 0.5 4.6 ± 0.5 4.2 ± 0.4 3.7 ± 0.4*
Leg fat, kg 15.5 ± 1.7 15.0 ± 1.6 13.4 ± 1.1 11.8 ± 1.1**
Total lean mass, kg 44.9 ± 2.5 44.8 ± 2.8 43.3 ± 1.3 42.4 ± 1.4
1

Values are means ± SEMS. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001 compared with week 12 ACS. P values from ANCOVA, adjusted for baseline condition. ACS, American Cancer Society diet; KD, ketogenic diet.

2

Visceral fat mass data were not available for 5 participants.