Table 3 Descriptive summary of participants’ physiology and body composition
Intervention | Control | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Assessment, mean (standard deviation) | Baseline (week 1) | End of study (week 18) | Baseline (week 1) | End of study (week 18) |
Height, cm (SD) | 168.0 (9.8) | 168.9 (9.8) | 172.2 (12.3) | 172.2 (12.3) |
Weight, kg (SD) | 93.1 (19.6) | 90.4 (16.2) | 100.7 (30.0) | 100.4 (32.0) |
BMI, kg/m2 (SD) | 33.8 (10.9) | 33.6 (7.5) | 33.6 (6.8) | 32.8 (5.5) |
Waist circumference, cm (SD) | 105.7 (12.8) | 102.7 (11.9) | 107.8 (19.3) | 111.9 (13.4) |
Hip circumference, cm (SD) | 115.1 (13.0) | 115.6 (14.9) | 111.7 (19.0) | 115.6 (14.2) |
Blood pressure, systolic, mm Hg (SD) | 125.7 (15.6) | 126.9 (12.0) | 127.9 (17.5) | 132.3 (16.8) |
Blood pressure, diastolic, mm Hg (SD) | 77.3 (7.7) | 81.9 (7.1) | 81.5 (7.7) | 80.4 (5.1) |
Heart rate, bpm (SD) | 82.5 (11.3) | 82.8 (19.4) | 79.3 (15.5) | 77.0 (13.9) |
Total fat, % (SD) | 37.9 (11.9) | 37.5 (11.7) | 37.0 (10.6) | 37.0 (8.2) |
Fat mass, kg (SD) | 36.2 (16.8) | 34.3 (15.7) | 38.7 (19.7) | 37.9 (18.1) |
Fat free mass, kg (SD) | 56.3 (10.6) | 54.3 (9.0) | 61.1 (15.3) | 61.1 (17.3) |
Total body water, % (SD) | 44. 1 (6.9) | 43.7 (6.9) | 45.5 (6.7) | 44.9 (4.2) |
Total body water mass, kg (SD) | 40.2 (8.6) | 38.1 (6.0) | 42.0 (10.7) | 44.1 (13.8) |
Muscle mass, kg (SD) | 53.4 (10.1) | 51.5 (8.6) | 58.1 (14.6) | 58.1 (16.5) |
Bone mass, kg (SD) | 2.8 (0.5) | 2.7 (0.4) | 3.0 (0.7) | 3.0 (0.8) |
BMR, kJ (SD) | 7163.4 (1320.0) | 6875.6 (1011.1) | 7820.4 (2011.3) | 7807.9 (2280.4) |
Metabolic age, years (SD) | 55.6 (12.3) | 57.6 (10.5) | 53.5 (14.3) | 56.9 (7.2) |