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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants according to intervention groupa

From: Calorie restriction improves metabolic state independently of gut microbiome composition: a randomized dietary intervention trial

 

ICR (n = 49)

CCR (n = 46)

Control (n = 52)

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Sex, n (%)

 Men, n (%)

25 (51.0%)

24 (52.2%)

25 (48.1%)

 

 Women, n (%)

24 (49.0%)

22 (47.8%)

27 (51.9%)

 

Age, years

49.4 ± 9.0

50.8 ± 7.8

50.6 ± 7.1

0.71

Weight, kg

96.4 ± 15.8

93.0 ± 16.0

93.3 ± 13.3

0.39

BMI, kg/m2

32.0 ± 3.7

31.2 ± 3.9

31.1 ± 3.6

0.46

Subcutaneous adipose tissue, cm3

12822 ± 4267

12167 ± 3985

11945 ± 3845

0.55

Visceral adipose tissue, cm3

4818 ± 1889

5012 ± 2183

4943 ± 2267

0.96

Systolic blood pressure, mmHg

139.4 ± 18.7

136.3 ± 16.9

136.0 ± 12.5

0.47

Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg

87.2 ± 9.9

87.4 ± 8.6

87.8 ± 7.3

0.93

Glucose, mg/dL

92.7 ± 7.5

94.3 ± 7.6

93.5 ± 7.4

0.69

HOMA-IR

2.7 ± 1.3

3.0 ± 1.8

3.0 ± 1.8

0.58

Triglycerides, mg/dL

130.0 ± 83.8

122.5 ± 67.1

145.0 ± 85.5

0.31

Cholesterol, mg/dL

205.0 ± 30.8

204.6 ± 39.8

211.8 ± 36.1

0.42

  1. an = 147. Values are means ± SD. ICR — Intermittent calorie restriction, CCR — Continuous calorie restriction
  2. bANOVA comparison between intervention group for all variables except sex. p-value for sex is from chi-square test for the comparison of the distribution of sexes across intervention groups. Values are reported only for participants gut microbiota data at baseline