Table 3 Sub-analysis of 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

n

Average Difference

(95% CI)

p value

Triglycerides < 1.7 mmol/L

12

0.07

(−0.20, 0.34)

0.5711

Triglycerides > 1.7 mmol/L

7

−0.73

(−1.25, −0.21)

0.0141

Total Cholesterol < 5.2 mmol/L

15

−0.27

(−0.52, −0.01)

0.0453

Total Cholesterol ≥ 5.2 mmol/L

5

−0.01

(−0.53, 0.50)

0.9516

LDL Cholesterol < 3.4 mmol/L

18

−0.14

(−0.41, 0.13)

0.2821

LDL Cholesterol ≥ 3.4 mmol/L

2

0.02

(−0.23, 0.27)

0.5

HDL Cholesterol ≥ 1 mmol/L

17

0.06

(−0.034, 0.16)

0.1796

HDL Cholesterol < 1 mmol/L

2

0.09

(−0.04, 0.22)

0.07

HbA1C < 42 mmol/L

8

−4.12

(−12.74, 4.50)

0.2958

HbA1C ≥ 42 mmol/L

6

−4.67

(−9.00, −0.33)

0.0395

BMI < 30

16

−1.05

(−1.73, −0.73)

0.005

BMI ≥ 30

13

−1.47

(−2.53, −0,41)

0.0105

Abdominal circ. ≥ 102 cm

21

−5.07

(−8.15, −0.98)

0.0026

Abdominal circ. < 102 cm

8

−3.28

(−6.20, −035)

0.0328

Systolic BP ≥ 130 mmHg

24

−16.04

(−23.26, −8.82)

0.0001

Systolic BP < 130 mmHg

9

−0.78

(−14.09, 12.53)

0.89

Diastolic BP ≥ 85 mmHg

11

−9.55

(−17.86, −1.23)

0.0028

Diastolic BP < 85 mmHg

18

−1.39

(−5.56, −2.79)

0.49

  1. CI confidence interval.