Table 3 Effects of dietary intake on weight loss and body fat after the 12-week intervention
Outcomes | Changes (95% CIs) | P Values | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NC diet (n = 74) | LC diet (n = 76) | CR diet (n = 72) | LC + CR diet (n = 76) | LC diet vs NC diet | LC diet vs CR diet | LC + CR diet vs LC diet | LC + CR diet vs CR diet | Group differences | |
BMI, kg/m2 | − 0.6 (− 0.8 to − 0.3) | − 2.3 (− 2.6 to − 2.1) | − 1.3 (− 1.5 to − 1.0) | − 2.9 (− 3.2 to − 2.6) | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
Weight, kg | − 1.5 (− 2.2 to − 0.8) | − 5.9 (− 6.6 to − 5.2) | − 3.3 (− 4.0 to − 2.6) | − 7.8 (− 8.5 to − 7.2) | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
Waist circumference, cm | − 1.7 (− 2.4 to − 0.9) | − 5.5 (− 6.2 to − 4.7) | − 3.3 (− 4.0 to − 2.5) | − 6.9 (− 7.6 to − 6.1) | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.009 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
WHR ratio | − 0.01 (− 0.01 to 0.00) | − 0.03 (− 0.03 to − 0.02) | − 0.02 (− 0.03 to − 0.01) | − 0.03 (− 0.03 to − 0.02) | < 0.001 | 0.155 | 0.358 | 0.020 | < 0.001 |
Body fat, % | − 0.6 (− 1.1 to − 0.1) | − 2.5 (− 3.0 to − 2.0) | − 1.5 (− 2.0 to − 1.0) | − 3.0 (− 3.5 to − 2.6) | < 0.001 | 0.004 | 0.110 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |