Table 3

Measurements for all subjects who were eligible for weight maintenance by site at baseline (month 0)


Baseline (Month 0)
P-value for site difference


KU (n = 163)
UT (n = 107)


Age (years)
40.8 ± 7.0
40.0 ± 6.7
0.2464

Weight (kg)
102.2 ± 13.2
97.1 ± 11.4
0.0012

BMI (kg/m2)
34.7 ± 3.3
33.9 ± 2.7
0.0527

Body Fat (%)
46.7 ± 7.6
43.9 ± 6.3
0.0021

Waist Circumference (cm)
101.5 ± 9.6
103.1 ± 8.9
0.1621

Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)
125.7 ± 13.1
123.9 ± 12.1
0.2502

Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)
82.6 ± 8.8
82.5 ± 8.4
0.9255

Total Cholesterol (mg/dl)
203.1 ± 35.1
202.1 ± 37.7
0.8245

HDL-Cholesterol (mg/dl)
51.7 ± 12.9
51.9 ± 13.9
0.9324

LDL-Cholesterol (mg/dl)
120.9 ± 28.9
119.5 ± 33.9
0.7149

Triglycerides (mg/dl)
149.7 ± 83.3
153.6 ± 93.0
0.7179

Glucose (mg/dl)
92.3 ± 18.6
93.9 ± 9.0
0.4047

Insulin (mcgIU/ml)
9.6 ± 5.6
10.6 ± 3.8
0.1254

Body Fat (kg)
44.6 ± 8.7
42.5 ± 7.3
0.0442

Trunk Fat (kg)
23.3 ± 4.4
23.0 ± 4.0
0.5891

Values are means +SD

Zemel et al. Nutrition & Metabolism 2008 5:28   doi:10.1186/1743-7075-5-28

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