Table 2 Risk factor/Metabolic changes in subjects who completed the trial.

From: The impact of a fasting mimicking diet on the metabolic health of a prospective cohort of patients with prostate cancer: a pilot implementation study

Variable

Baseline n

Baseline mean ± SD

Evaluation n

Evaluation mean ± SD

Average difference

(95% CI)

Efficacy (p value)

Body weight (kg)

35

98 (17)

29

92 (15)

−3.8

(−5.61, −1.97)

0.0002

BMI (kg/m2)

32

32 (6.8)

29

30 (5.6)

−1.2

(−1.81, −0.67)

0.0001

Abdominal Circumference (cm)

34

111 (12)

29

105 (12)

−4.6

(−6.87, −2.27)

0.0003

Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)

35

138 (18)

29

128 (18)

−9.5

(−16.16, −2.88)

0.0066

Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)

35

81 (12)

29

77 (11)

−4.5

(−8.54, −0.43)

0.0316

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

25

1.5 (0.67)

19

1.3 (0.46)

−0.22

(−0.52, 0.07)

0.127

Total Cholesterol (mg/dL)

26

4.6 (0.85)

20

4.5 (1.1)

−0.2

(−0.42, 0.01)

0.0634

LDL Cholesterol (mg/dL)

26

2.6 (0.65)

20

2.6 (0.97)

−0.13

(−0.37, 0.12)

0.2887

HDL Cholesterol (mg/dL)

26

1.3 (0.28)

19

1.4 (0.39)

0.07

(−0.02, 0.15)

0.1178

HbA1C

19

41 (8.8)

14

39 (11)

−4.4

(−8.97, 0.26)

0.0625

PSA (ng/dL)

26

2.3 (3.8)

20

3.7 (7.5)

0.39

(0.1, 0.68)

0.0112

  1. CI confidence interval.