Table 1 Characteristics of men and women before and after a 21-day traditional or modified Daniel Fast
From: Both a traditional and modified Daniel Fast improve the cardio-metabolic profile in men and women
Variable | Traditional | Modified | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Pre | Post | Pre | Post |
Age (yrs) | 42.4 ± 4.1 | 42.4 ± 4.1 | 41.7 ± 4.0 | 41.7 ± 4.0 |
Height (cm) | 165.8 ± 2.0 | 165.9 ± 2.0 | 166.8 ± 2.2 | 166.8 ± 2.2 |
Weight (kg) | 81.7 ± 4.8 | 79.3 ± 4.9 | 74.5 ± 6.1 | 72.4 ± 5.7 |
BMI (kg∙m-2) | 29.7 ± 1.6 | 28.8 ± 1.6 | 26.6 ± 1.8 | 25.9 ± 1.7 |
Waist (cm) | 90.2 ± 3.8 | 87.8 ± 4.0 | 82.6 ± 5.2 | 80.9 ± 4.9 |
Hip (cm) | 109.8 ± 3.1 | 107.6 ± 3.1 | 106.0 ± 3.0 | 104.3 ± 2.9 |
Waist:Hip | 0.82 ± 0.03 | 0.82 ± 0.03 | 0.77 ± 0.03 | 0.77 ± 0.03 |
DXA Total (%) | 35.7 ± 2.4 | 35.5 ± 2.5 | 33.8 ± 3.5 | 33.4 ± 3.6 |
Fat-Free Mass (kg) | 52.1 ± 3.3 | 50.6 ± 3.3 | 49.3 ± 4.1 | 48.2 ± 3.9 |
Fat Mass (kg) | 29.6 ± 2.9 | 28.6 ± 2.9 | 26.4 ± 4.0 | 25.4 ± 3.9 |
DXA Trunk (%) | 36.5 ± 2.5 | 36.2 ± 2.6 | 32.8 ± 3.7 | 32.0 ± 3.7 |
Heart Rate (bpm) | 69.0 ± 2.2 | 65.6 ± 2.1 | 69.3 ± 2.5 | 68.3 ± 2.6 |
Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | 115.1 ± 5.0 | 111.9 ± 5.2 | 105.6 ± 3.9 | 106.7 ± 4.2 |
Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | 72.2 ± 3.3 | 71.9 ± 4.3 | 68.9 ± 2.8 | 64.1 ± 2.7 |
Aerobic Exercise (hrs∙wk-1) | 3.9 ± 1.0 | NA | 2.3 ± 0.4 | NA |
Years Aerobic Exercise | 9.1 ± 3.2 | NA | 7.6 ± 2.3 | NA |
Anaerobic Exercise (hrs∙wk-1) | 0.9 ± 0.3 | NA | 0.9 ± 0.4 | NA |
Years Anaerobic Exercise | 2.0 ± 0.8 | NA | 4.3 ± 1.9 | NA |