Table 1 |
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| Baseline characteristics of subjects | |||
| Calcium+D Group | Control Group | Pa | |
| (n=22) | (n=21) | ||
| Age (years) | 20.1±1.1b | 20.3±0.8 | 0.50 |
| Gender | 21 F, 1 M | 18 F, 2 M | 0.52 |
| Height (cm) | 158.8±6.8 | 160.3±5.9 | 0.46 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.0±1.8 | 25.7±1.7 | 0.66 |
| Obese/overweight (%)c | 22.2 | 10.5 | 0.67 |
| Energy (kcal/d) a | 1907.3±206.3 | 1888.0±349.5 | 0.83 |
| Protein (%) | 14.1±2.6 | 14.7±2.4 | 0.41 |
| Fat (%) | 31.7±4.4 | 30.7±6.7 | 0.53 |
| Carbohydrates (%) | 54.2±5.4 | 54.6±7.0 | 0.82 |
| Habitual Calcium Intake (mg/d) | 426.5±152.2 | 392.1±141.1 | 0.45 |
Calcium+D, Calcium+Vitamin D3. BMI, body mass index. VFA, visceral fat area.
a Independent t-test between means.
b Mean ± standard deviation (all such values).
c Overweight was defined as BMI from 24 to 27.9 kg/m2, and obesity was defined as BMI≥28 kg/m2[14-16].
Zhu et al. Nutrition Journal 2013 12:8 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-12-8
