Table 4 Baseline to 6-month changes in outcome measures for black and for white women who completed 6-month program

From: Randomized trial of nutrition education added to internet-based information and exercise at the work place for weight loss in a racially diverse population of overweight women

 

Black (n=76)

White (n=51)

P-value

Adiposity

 Weight (kg)

−1.8±3.4

−3.3±5.2

0.255

 Fat mass (kg)

−1.6±2.7

−2.5±4.3

0.532

 Truncal fat (%)

−1.3±2.5

−1.7±3.7

0.878

 Abdominal circumference (cm)

−2.1±4.4

−4.1±6.2

0.066

 Hip circumference (cm)

−1.5±3.6

−1.9±5.6

0.909

Exercise performance

 Duration (s)

+47±67

+50±65

0.688

 Peak VO2 (ml kg−1 min−1)

+1.4±3.2

+1.7±3.1

0.585

Insulin sensitivity

 HOMA

−0.4±1.1

−0.4±1.1

0.947

Lipids (n=70, 42)

 Total cholesterol (mg dl−1)

−10±19

−11±31

0.760

 LDL-cholesterol (mg dl−1)

−6±18

−7±25

0.967

 HDL-cholesterol (mg dl−1)

−2±8

−3±12

0.946

 Triglycerides (mg dl−1)

−8±29

−10±32

0.501

  1. Abbreviations: HDL, high-density lipoprotein; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; VO2, oxygen consumption.
  2. Lipid measurements reported for subjects not taking HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin) medications. Data are presented as mean values±s.d.
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