Table 1.
Baseline demographics of the study participants.
| Items | Values |
|---|---|
| Sex, no. (%) | |
| Male | 20 (31) |
| Female | 45 (69) |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 36.0 (9.0) |
| Highest level of education achieved, no. (%) | |
| High school graduate | 18 (28) |
| College graduate | 30 (46) |
| Post-graduate degree | 17 (26) |
| Weight, mean (SD), kg | |
| Male | 93.5 (9.3) |
| Female | 79.3 (16.3) |
| Both | 83.0 (16.0) |
| Body mass index, mean (SD), kg/m 2 | |
| Male | 30.8 (2.8) |
| Female | 29.8 (5.0) |
| Both | 30.1 (4.5) |
| Basic metabolic rate, mean (SD), MJ | |
| Male | 6.7 (0.4) |
| Female | 5.3 (0.5) |
| Both | 5.7 (0.8) |
| Overweight/obese | |
| Overweight (%) | 22 (33.8%) |
| Obese (%) | 43 (66.2) |