|
Anthropometric and vital sign measurements (n = 21) |
||||
| Measurement |
Week 0 Mean (SD) |
Week 16 Mean (SD) |
Change % |
p value* |
|
|
||||
| Body weight, kg |
131.4 (18.3) |
122.7 (18.9) |
-6.6 |
<0.001 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 |
42.2 (5.8) |
39.4 (6.0) |
-6.6 |
<0.001 |
| Waist circumference, cm |
130.0 (10.5) |
123.3 (11.3) |
-5.2 |
<0.001 |
| Percent body fat, % |
40.4 (5.8) |
37.0 (6.0) |
-8.4 |
<0.001 |
| Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg |
135.1 (14.8) |
135.4 (17.6) |
0.2 |
0.9 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg |
79.2 (14.9) |
74.1 (13.0) |
-6.4 |
0.1 |
| Heart rate, beats/min |
81.2 (12.9) |
74.6 (14.0) |
-8.1 |
0.01 |
|
*By paired t-test or Wilcoxon signed-ranks test. | ||||
Yancy et al. Nutrition & Metabolism 2005 2:34 doi:10.1186/1743-7075-2-34 |
||||