Table 1 |
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Individual and Anthropometric characteristics of subjects |
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| Premenopausal women (n = 22) |
Postmenopausal women (n = 50) |
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| Variable |
Baseline Mean ± SD |
48 weeks Mean ± SD |
Baseline Mean ± SD |
48 weeks Mean ± SD |
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| Age (years) |
43.7 ± 6.4a |
58.2 ± 5.1a |
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| Height (cm) |
166 ± 6 |
163 ± 6 |
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| Weight (kg) |
85.5 ± 8.6 |
78.8 ± 9.7§ |
87.1 ± 11.1 |
80.4 ± 10.7§ |
| BMI (kg/m2) |
31.0 ± 2.4a |
28.6 ± 3.1§ |
32.9 ± 3.7a |
30.3 ± 3.7§ |
| Waist circumference (cm) |
99 ± 7a |
92 ± 9a§ |
104 ± 9 |
98 ± 10a§ |
| Hip circumference (cm) |
112 ± 6 |
106 ± 10§ |
116 ± 8a |
111 ± 8§ |
| Fat mass (kg) |
37.4 ± 6.9a |
32.0 ± 9.0§ |
42.5 ± 8.6a |
35.9 ± 8.3§ |
| Fat free mass (kg) |
48.2 ± 4.6b |
46.7 ± 4.5§ |
44.6 ± 5.1b |
44.5 ± 5.2 |
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a = p < .05 between groups b = p < .01 between groups. § = p < .01 within groups |
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Deibert et al. Nutrition Journal 2007 6:31 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-6-31 |
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