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Table 3 Changes in body composition, metabolic and cardiovascular risk factors (intention-to-treat analysis)

From: A randomized controlled trial on the efficacy of carbohydrate-reduced or fat-reduced diets in patients attending a telemedically guided weight loss program

Variable1

DGE group (n = 100)2

LOGI group (n = 100)2

P value3

Fat mass (kg)

   6 months

-4.6 (3.7)4

-5.6 (4.2)4

0.073

   12 months

-3.3 (4.4)4

-4.2 (4.9)4

0.132

Fat free mass (kg)

   6 months

-1.6 (2.1)4

-1.6 (2.5)4

0.740

   12 months

-1.3 (3.6)4

-1.5 (2.5)4

0.794

BMI (kg/m2)

   6 months

-2.1 (1.6)4

-2.3 (1.8)4

0.250

   12 months

-1.5 (1.8)4

-1.9 (2.1)4

0.110

Waist circumference (cm)

   6 months

-6.6 (5.3)4

-8.0 (5.5)4

0.083

   12 months

-4.7 (8.9)4

-6.9 (6.1)4

0.037

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

   6 months

-4 (15)4

-6 (16)4

0.102

   12 months

-1 (15)

-5 (14)4

0.007

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

   6 months

-3 (9)4

-3 (8)4

0.884

   12 months

-2 (8)4

-3 (9)4

0.440

Triglyceride (mmol/l)

   6 months

-0.03 (0.55)

-0.18 (0.40)4

0.005

   12 months

-0.04 (0.50)

-0.10 (0.47)4

0.164

Total cholesterol (mmol/l)

   6 months

-0.07 (0.50)

-0.07 (0.56)

0.926

   12 months

0.13 (0.61)4

0.03 (0.75)

0.259

LDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)

   6 months

-0.03 (0.51)

-0.03 (0.50)

0.921

   12 months

0.06 (0.59)

0.02 (0.65)

0.564

HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)

   6 months

-0.09 (0.19)4

-0.02 (0.20)

0.005

   12 months

-0.03 (0.17)

-0.02 (0.21)

0.668

Glucose (mmol/l)

   6 months

-0.28 (0.59)4

-0.26 (0.76)4

0.475

   12 months

-0.14 (0.46)4

-0.25 (0.75)4

0.235

HbA1c (%)

   6 months

-0.2 (0.2)4

-0.2 (0.2)4

0.840

   12 months

-0.2 (0.2)4

-0.2 (0.2)4

0.314

Fructosamine (μmol/L)

   6 months

-0.4 (27.5)

1.1 (24.6)

0.960

   12 months

-5.9 (24.6)4

-8.8 (31.1)4

0.580

Proinsulin (pmol/L)

   6 months

-1.4 (11.4)

-3.7 (14.8)

0.676

   12 months

-2.2 (8.2)4

-5.0 (14.0)4

0.148

Adiponectin (μg/ml)

   6 months

-0.2 (3.4)

-0.1 (3.0)

0.929

   12 months

0.9 (2.7)4

1.3 (2.6)4

0.288

  1. 1mean (standard deviation) and percentage, respectively; 2DGE group; high carbohydrate diet; LOGI group; low carbohydrate diet; 3analysis of covariance with baseline values as covariates. 4change from baseline is significantly different within a subgroup (paired t-test).