Table 2

Baseline demographic and clinical details for all participants randomized to the high protein (HP) or high fiber (HFib) diets

HP

HFib

n

42

41

Age (years)^a

40.5 (12.7)

43.4 (9.6)

BMI (kg/m²)^a

33.7 (4.9)

34.2 (4.8)

Weight (kg)^a

91.5 (15.8)

92.9 (15.3)

Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)^a

126 (16)

124 (14)

Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)^a

80 (10)

80 (10)

Triglycerides (mmol/L)^a

1.47 (0.76)

1.42 (0.62)

HDL Cholesterol (mmol/L)^a

1.24 (0.27)

1.28 (0.25)

Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L)^b

5.0 (3.8, 12.6)

4.9 (3.9, 6.1)

Insulin resistant^c

9 (21)

8 (20)

Metabolic syndrome^d

8 (19)

8 (20)

^a mean (SD), ^b geometric mean (min, max), all other values are n (%); ^c McAuley Index ≤ 6.3 Gffm/I; ^d International Diabetes Federation definition

Te Morenga et al. Nutrition Journal 2011 10:40   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-10-40