Table 1

Measured Baseline Subject Characteristics (Mean and SD = standard deviation)*

Characteristic
12/15/18 Group
15/18 Group

N
Mean
(SD)
N
Mean
(SD)

Age, yrs
50
47.7
(8.3)
49
48.7
(8.8)
Weight, kg
50
91.0
(12.5)
49
93.5
(14.3)
Body mass index (BMI: kg/m2)
50
34.0
(3.5)
49
34.6
(3.6)
Total body fat mass %
49
44.4
(5.8)
49
44.4
(5.2)
Fat mass, Kg
49
40.3
(8.6)
49
41.9
(9.7)
Waist circumference
49
98.0
(9.3)
49
100.2
(9.4)
Total cholesterol, mg/dL
48
194.8
(33.0)
49
209.8
(38.7)
LDL cholesterol, mg/dL
48
121.5
(28.4)
48
134.0
(37.3)
HDL cholesterol, mg/dL
48
54.2
(12.6)
49
51.4
(11.6)
Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg
49
80.1
(8.9)
49
78.2
(7.0)
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg
49
121.9
(16.0)
49
118.9
(14.2)
Triglyceride, mg/dL
48
95.7
(57.5)
49
131.1
(83.9)

* Ns differ because some measures were missing and because the 15/18 group had 49 subjects owing to a clerical error.

Fontaine et al. Nutrition Journal 2003 2:14   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-2-14