TABLE 2.
Results1
| 4 weeks | 8 weeks | Adjusted mean difference from baseline (95% CI)2 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention (n = 57)3 | Control (n = 57)4 | Intervention (n = 56)5 | Control (n = 56)6 | 4 weeks (n = 114)7 | P value | 8 weeks (n = 112)8 | P value | |
| Total meat consumption,9 g/day | 51 (49) | 116 (63) | 81 (78) | 122 (70) | −63 (−82 to −44) | <0.0001 | −39 (−62 to −16) | 0.0009 |
| Weight,10 kg | 73.1 (19.8) | 73.3 (16.2) | 72.7 (20) | 73.5 (16.2) | −0.5 (−0.9 to −0.2) | 0.0037 | −0.6 (−1.2 to −0.1) | 0.0266 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 25.2 (5.4) | 25.2 (5.1) | 25.1 (5.5) | 25.2 (5) | −0.2 (−0.3 to −0.1) | 0.004 | −0.2 (−0.4 to 0) | 0.0307 |
| Body fat percentage, % | 26.9 (10.8) | 27.2 (9.8) | 26.4 (11) | 27.4 (9.7) | −0.2 (−0.7 to 0.3) | 0.4245 | −0.8 (−1.7 to 0.1) | 0.0887 |
| Total cholesterol, mmol/L | 4.5 (1) | 4.5 (0.8) | 4.6 (1) | 4.6 (0.8) | −0.1 (−0.3 to 0.1) | 0.2125 | 0 (−0.2 to 0.1) | 0.6151 |
| HDL cholesterol, mmol/L | 1.4 (0.4) | 1.4 (0.4) | 1.4 (0.4) | 1.4 (0.4) | 0 (−0.1 to 0) | 0.218 | 0 (−0.1 to 0) | 0.3103 |
| Non-HDL cholesterol, mmol/L | 3.1 (1) | 3.2 (0.9) | 3.2 (1) | 3.2 (0.9) | 0 (−0.2 to 0.1) | 0.5648 | 0 (−0.2 to 0.2) | 0.9148 |
| LDL cholesterol, mmol/L | 2.6 (0.9) | 2.6 (0.7) | 2.7 (0.9) | 2.6 (0.7) | 0 (−0.2 to 0.1) | 0.7215 | 0 (−0.1 to 0.2) | 0.7278 |
| Triglycerides, mmol/L | 1.3 (0.6) | 1.3 (0.6) | 1.3 (0.6) | 1.3 (0.8) | 0 (−0.2 to 0.2) | 0.9012 | −0.1 (−0.3 to 0.1) | 0.5403 |
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 117.1 (11) | 117.1 (12.7) | 115.7 (12) | 115.3 (12.3) | 0 (−2.4 to 2.4) | 0.9833 | 0.9 (−1.9 to 3.6) | 0.5352 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | 79.4 (6.9) | 78.9 (8.4) | 78.8 (8.4) | 78.3 (8.6) | 0.3 (−1.4 to 2) | 0.7017 | 0.5 (−1.4 to 2.4) | 0.6013 |
1
Values represent means (SDs), unless otherwise noted.
2
Mixed-effect models with fixed effects for randomized group, baseline levels of the respective outcome, gender, and random effects for the intercept and slope.
3
n = 56 for body fat percentage and non-HDL cholesterol, and n = 53 for LDL cholesterol.
4
n = 56 for non-HDL cholesterol, and n = 54 for LDL cholesterol.
5
n = 57 for total meat, and n = 53 for LDL cholesterol.
6
n = 50 for LDL cholesterol.
7
n = 113 for body fat percentage, n = 112 for non-HDL cholesterol, and n = 107 for LDL cholesterol.
8
n = 113 for total meat, and n = 103 for LDL cholesterol.
9
Primary outcome.
10
Not a prespecified outcome measure.