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Table 1 Morphological characteristics for men and women at baseline and at 2-years

From: Weight loss and bone mineral density in obese adults: a longitudinal analysis of the influence of very low energy diets

 

Men (n = 29)

 

Women (n = 20)

 

Baseline

Year 2

Mean Δ

Baseline

Year 2

Mean Δ

Age (years)

51.59 (6.91)

53.58 (6.89)

–

49.30 (7.69)

51.28 (7.70)

–

Body Weight (kg)

123.68 (13.58)

102.56 (15.16)

23.51 (12.45)†‡

104.47 (16.78)*

89.45 (14.10)

16.80 (7.60)†

Body Mass Index (kg∙m− 2)

38.58 (3.86)

31.94 (3.92)

7.39 (3.99)†

39.17 (4.62)

33.53 (3.92)

6.32 (2.74)†

Body Fat (%)

41.79 (4.41)

32.95 (7.22)

8.84 (6.53)†‡

51.45 (4.39)*

47.88 (5.59)

3.57 (3.29)†

Fat Free Mass (kg)

72.72 (6.95)

69.45 (7.55)

3.27 (4.01)†

51.26 (5.72)*

47.54 (6.07)

3.72 (2.38)†

Bone Mineral Density (g/cm2)

1.37 (0.06)

1.36 (0.09)

0.01 (0.04)

1.27 (0.07)*

1.24 (0.08)

0.03 (0.04)†‡

T-score

1.88 (0.77)

1.72 (1.07)

0.16 (0.56)

1.79 (0.84)

1.47 (0.99)

0.32 (0.53)†

  1. *Significant difference between men and women at baseline (p < 0.05)
  2. †Significant difference within sex from baseline to 2 years (p < 0.05)
  3. ‡Significant difference between men and women for absolute changes from baseline to 2 years (p < 0.05)
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Cardiovascular Diabetology – Endocrinology Reports

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