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Table 4 Comparison of anthropometric parameters in the RO, AO and C groups at the beginning of the study and the end of study (EOS)

From: Comparison of the effect of rapeseed oil or amaranth seed oil supplementation on weight loss, body composition, and changes in the metabolic profile of obese patients following 3-week body mass reduction program: a randomized clinical trial

Variable

RO group (n = 26)

AO group (n = 26)

C group (n = 29)

P

Before

After

Δ

P

Before

After

Δ

P

Before

After

Δ

P

 

Weight, kg

120.5 (102.9–135)

114.9 (97.7–128.2)

−5.6

0.000d

118.5 (108.0–132.4)

111.9 (106.5–126.0)

−6.6

0.000d

115.0 (101.4–133.3)

108.0 (96.4–127.0)

−7.0

0.001d

0.100b

BMI, kg/m2

39.8 (36.9–44.0)

39.1 (34.9–41.9)

−0.7

0.001d

40.6 (36.7–44.3)

38.9 (35.6–43.3)

−1.7

0.000d

38.4 (36.1–41.7)

37.7 (34.6–40.1)

−0.7

0.000d

0.204b

WC, cm

126.3 ± 13.3

123.2 ± 13.3

−0.4

0.000c

124.3 ± 17.2

120.5 ± 16.8

−3.8

0.000c

122.3 ± 20.6

121.1 ± 20.1

−1.2

0.001c

0.022a

HC, cm

128.0 ± 13.3

125.9 ± 13.3

−2.1

0.000c

130.6 ± 12.9

125.5 ± 11.6

−5.1

0.000c

119.9 ± 20.6

118.3 ± 19.5

−1.6

0.000c

0.007a

WHR

0.99 ± 0.09

0.99 ± 0.11

0.0

0.852d

0.95 ± 0.1

0.96 ± 0.11

+ 0.01

0.201d

1.02 ± 0.06

1.03 ± 0.05

−0.01

0.072d

0.064b

FM, %

41.0 ± 5.4

40.1 ± 5.7

−0.9

0.031c

42.1 ± 6.1

41.3 ± 7.1

−0.8

0.142c

40.9 ± 6.7

39.1 ± 6.9

−1.8

0.000c

0.112a

FM, kg

46.9 (41.9–56.2)

44.9 (36.8–52.6)

−2.0

0.002d

49.7 (41.0–59.6)

46.2 (37.1–56.9)

−3.5

0.001d

46.7 (40.4–54.1)

41.0 (37.2–51.4)

−5.7

0.000d

0.381b

LBM, kg

66.9 (58.6–75.6)

63.6 (55.2–74.8)

−3.3

0.006d

68.7 (56.5–77.2)

64.3 (56.9–76.5)

− 4.4

0.002d

70.1 (58.5–80.4)

64.5 (55.1–76.9)

−5.6

0.000d

0.894b

VFM, n

15.0 (12.0–21.0)

14.0 (11.0–20.0)

−1.0

0.001d

14.0 (13.0–21.0)

13.5 (12.0–21.0)

−0.5

0.030d

16.0 (12.0–20.0)

14.0 (11.0–18.0)

−2.0

0.000d

0.020b

TBW, %

41.6 (40.3–44.5)

43.2 (40.5–45.1)

+ 1.6

0.010d

41.4 (38.7–44.7)

42.8 (39.5–47.6)

+ 1.4

0.014d

41.8 (39.0–44.9)

42.0 (40.2–46.3)

+ 0.2

0.000d

0.374b

TBW, kg

49.1 (43.7–58.9)

47.9 (41.3–56.9)

−1.2

0.014d

50.6 (42.6–58.1)

48.5 (40.6–59.0)

−2.1

0.012d

48.6 (41.6–57.0)

49.1 (41.2–58.7)

+ 0.5

0.941d

0.302b

ECW, kg

22.7 ± 2.9

22.4 ± 3.2

−0.3

0.142d

23.1 ± 4.2

22.5 ± 4.1

− 0.6

0.010d

22.1 ± 3.5

21.9 ± 3.5

− 0.2

0.150d

0.261b

ICW, kg

25.6 (23.0–32.9)

25.1 (22.2–31.8)

− 0.5

0.121d

27.9 (22.5–33.5)

25.8 (21.9–31.6)

−2.1

0.009d

26.0 (21.4–31.8)

26.6 (21.6–32.0)

+ 0.6

0.241d

0.142b

  1. Normally distributed data are represented by mean ± SD and skewed data by the median (interquartile range). P < 0.05 is considered significant (bold highlights)
  2. aone way ANOVA, bKruskal-Wallis test, ct- Student’s test, dWilcoxon test,
  3. Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, ECW extracellular water, EOS end of study, FM fat mass, HC hip circumference, ICW intracellular water, LBM lean body mass, TBW total body water, VFM visceral fat mass, WC waist circumference, WHR waist-to-hip ratio