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Table 2 Differences in cardiovascular risk factors in obese children and adolescents after 16-week follow-up

From: Mediterranean-style diet reduces metabolic syndrome components in obese children and adolescents with obesity

 

Mediterrean style diet

Standard diet

 

Baseline mean ± SD

16-week mean ± SD

Δ baseline versus 16-week

p*

Baseline mean ± SD

16-week mean ± SD

Δ baseline versus 16-week

p*

   

Mean difference

95% CI

   

Mean difference

95% CI

 

Weight (Kg)

64.0 ± 19.1

63.5 ± 18.6

0.5

-1.8, 0.7

0.369

62.2 ± 20.9

63.9 ± 19.8

-1.7

-2.9, -0.5

0.007

Height (m)

1.51 ± 0.12

1.54 ± 0.11

0.03

0.01, 0.04

0.001

1.50 ± 0.14

1.52 ± 0.12

0.02

0.01, 0.03

0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

27.3 ± 3.9

26.2 ± 3.9

-1.10

-1.4, -0.7

0.001

26.7 ± 4.7

26.8 ± 4.5

0.1

-0.2, 0.6

0.374

Waist (cm)

89.0 ± 12.6

88.8 ± 12.7

-0.2

-2.5, 2.0

0.826

84.8 ± 12.2

87.3 ± 11.7

2.5

-0.2, 5.2

0.072

Hip (cm)

97.0 ± 10.9

96.1 ± 10.8

-0.9

-2.8, 0.9

0.303

94.2 ± 12.2

95.2 ± 11.4

1.0

-1.0, 3.0

0.308

Waist/hip ratio

0.913 ± 0.05

0.918 ± 0.06

0.005

-0.015, 0.024

0.600

0.89 ± 0.06

0.91 ± 0.06

0.02

-0.01, 0.04

0.325

MAC (cm)

29.4 ± 4.2

29.7 ± 4.6

0.3

-0.2, 0.9

0.222

28.2 ± 4.7

29.9 ± 3.5

1.7

0.5, 2.7

0.004

TSF (mm)

27.0 ± 7.0

25.5 ± 4.8

-1.5

-3.0, 0.04

0.056

27.9 ± 4.6

28.6 ± 5.0

0.7

-1.2, 2.7

0.444

Fat mass (kg)

26.0 ± 11.2

23.4 ± 10.6

-2.6

-3.4, -1.8

0.001

24.2 ± 9.5

24.5 ± 8.46

0.3

-0.7, 1.3

0.575

Lean mass (kg)

38.0 ± 10.9

40.1 ± 10.9

2.1

0.8, 3.2

0.001

38.0 ± 13.2

39.5 ± 14.0

1.5

0.2, 2.6

0.018

SBP (mmHg)

103.0 ± 11.9

100.3 ± 7.94

-2.7

-7.2, 1.8

0.229

101.2 ± 13.4

100.6 ± 10.7

-0.6

-4.2, 3.0

0.720

DBP (mmHg)

64.0 ± 7.7

62.3 ± 8.6

1.7

-6.0, 2.6

0.435

61.7 ± 9.6

63.2 ± 7.6

1.5

-1.6, 4.6

0.329

Glucose (mg/dL)

98.7 ± 5.5

88.2 ± 3.81

-10.5

-13.1, -7.7

0.001

98.4 ± 5.8

93.5 ± 5.73

-4.9

-8.1, -1.7

0.004

TC (mg/dL)

177.3 ± 24.6

146.3 ± 21.4

-31.0

-42.5, -19.6

0.001

170.2 ± 34.6

166.8 ± 32.3

-3.4

-16.5, 9.7

0.599

TG (mg/dL)

214.4 ± 92.9

124.4 ± 31.1

-90.0

-126.5, -53.4

0.001

197.9 ± 107.3

167.4 ± 78.5

-30.5

-61.9, 1.03

0.057

HDL-C (mg/dL)

34.7 ± 6.3

43.7 ± 9.6

9.0

4.0, 14.0

0.001

31.9 ± 8.5

34.8 ± 12.0

2.9

-2.2, 7.9

0.265

LDL-C (mg/dL)

99.7 ± 26.8

77.7 ± 18.6

-22.0

-33.8, -10.3

0.001

98.7 ± 26.4

98.6 ± 29.7

-0.1

-13.0, 12.7

0.981

 

n (%)

n (%)

  

**

n (%)

n (%)

  

**

Glucose >100 mg/dL

8 (33.8)

0

-

-

0.007

14 (56)

5 (20)

-

-

0.012

TG >150 mg/dL

21 (88)

2 (8)

-

-

0.001

13 (52)

14 (56)

-

-

0.999

TC > 200 mg/dL

5 (21)

0

-

-

0.025

5 (20)

5 (20)

-

-

0.999

HDL-C ≤ 40 mg/dL

20 (83)

7 (29.2)

-

-

0.002

21 (84)

20 (80)

-

-

0.999

LDL-C >100 mg/dL

10 (42)

4 (17)

-

-

0.058

10 (40)

10 (40)

-

-

0.999

MetS

16 (66.7)

5 (20.8)

-

-

0.003

10 (40.0)

11 (44.0)

-

-

0.999

  1. MAC. media arm circumference. SBP = systolic blood pressure, DBP = diastolic blood pressure, TC = total cholesterol, TG = triglycerides, HDL-C = high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C = low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, CI. Confidence Intervals *Paired Student’s t-test and **McNemar’s test was used for comparison baseline versus 16-week Δ change magnitude.