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Table 2 Body fat and nutrient changes during 6 months intervention phase

From: Prediction of body fat loss in relation to change in nutrient intake among housewives participating in the MyBFF@home study

 

Intervention group (n = 137)

 

Control group (n = 118)

 

Baseline

6 months

Mean Difference

p value

Baseline

6 months

Mean Difference

p value

Body fat (g)

34.87 (9.00)

33.64 (8.13)

1.23

< 0.001**

32.79 (7.82)

31.70

(8.12)

1.08

0.001*

Body fat (%)

45.18 (4.86)

44.39 (6.20)

0.80

0.070

44.59 (4.79)

44.04

(5.68)

0.55

0.130

BMI (kg /m2)

31.58 (4.11)

31.10 (4.20)

0.49

< 0.001**

30.92 (4.17)

30.49

(4.13)

0.43

< 0.001**

Total energy (kcal)

1476.00 (506.83)

1212.44 (415.93)

224.36

< 0.001**

1569.23 (517.87)

1344.87

(467.95)

224.36

< 0.001**

Carbohydrate (g/day)

198.21 (68.63)

169.72 (64.41)

28.50

< 0.001**

209.11 (78.29)

189.08

(73.50)

20.03

0.012*

Protein (g /day)

55.84 (20.89)

45.51 (14.11)

9.33

< 0.001**

61.24 (20.84)

53.26

(19.29)

7.98

< 0.001**

Total Fat (g / day)

49.35 (21.23)

38.37 (14.31)

10.98

< 0.001**

53.31 (19.84)

46.64

(16.69)

6.66

< 0.001**

Dietary fiber (g / day)

5.59 (3.83)

4.64 (2.91)

0.94

< 0.001**

5.52 (3.17)

5.02

(3.03)

0.50

0.178

Calcium (mg / day)

415.39 (217.07)

352.55 (206.41)

62.85

0.005*

478.03 (270.82)

372.96

(194.01)

105.06

< 0.001**

Folate (mg / day)

60.13 (56.37)

53.88 (37.70)

6.26

0.131

60.62 (42.25)

60.08

(41.54)

0.53

0.925

Iron (mg / day)

13.35 (6.24)

11.36 (4.31)

3.21

< 0.001**

13.35 (6.24)

11.36

(4.31)

1.99

0.002*

Vitamin C (mg / day)

62.52 (59.60)

57.93 (53.02)

4.59

0.479

71.13 (65.97)

56.53

(53.44)

14.61

0.049*

  1. *Significant at p value < 0.05; ** Significant at p value < 0.001
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