Table 3 Comparisons of body weight, body mass index (BMI), visceral adipose tissue (VAT) area, and hepatic fat at baseline and 12 weeks in the diet intervention and usual diet groups.

From: Impact of diet intervention on visceral adipose tissue and hepatic fat in patients with obesity or type 2 diabetes: a randomized trial

 

Baseline

3 months

P*

Change

All

Body weight (kg) (n = 79)

77.1 ± 15.6

75.1 ± 15.7

 < 0.001

 − 2.0 ± 2.5

BMI (kg/m2) (n = 79)

30.0 ± 4.7

29.2 ± 4.8

 < 0.001

 − 0.8 ± 0.9

Body fat mass (%) (n = 79)

39.4 ± 5.8

38.1 ± 6.0

0.006

 − 1.4 ± 4.3

Visceral adipose tissue (mm2) (n = 79)

12 463.6 ± 5209.3

11 627.3 ± 4892

 < 0.001

 − 836.2 ± 1623.9

Hepatic fat (%) (n = 79)

8.2 ± 7.5

6.9 ± 6.3

0.001

 − 1.3 ± 3.3

Native T1 value (whole LV segment) (n = 78)

1263.3 ± 35.3

1265.3 ± 32.8

0.494

2.0 ± 26.2

 

Baseline

3 months

P

Change

Diet intervention

Body weight (kg) (n = 43)

79.7 ± 18.0

76.7 ± 18.2

 < 0.001

 − 2.9 ± 2.6

BMI (kg/m2) (n = 43)

30.5 ± 5.1

29.4 ± 5.2

 < 0.001

 − 1.1 ± 1.0

Body fat mass (%) (n = 43)

39.8 ± 5.3

37.3 ± 6.3

 < 0.001

 − 2.6 ± 4

Visceral adipose tissue (mm2) (n = 43)

13 007.7 ± 5574.2

11 621.6 ± 5106.7

 < 0.001

 − 1386.2 ± 1465.9

Hepatic fat (%)(n = 43)

9.3 ± 8.2

6.6 ± 5.8

 < 0.001

 − 2.7 ± 3.4

Native T1 value (whole LV segment) (n = 42)

1252.8 ± 37.2

1259.6 ± 26.8

0.126

6.8 ± 28.2

Usual diet

Body weight (kg) (n = 36)

73.9 ± 11.7

73.1 ± 12.2

0.011

 − 0.8 ± 1.8

BMI (kg/m2) (n = 36)

29.3 ± 4.0

28.9 ± 4.3

0.010

 − 0.3 ± 0.7

Body fat mass (%) (n = 36)

39.0 ± 6.4

39.0 ± 5.5

0.933

0.1 ± 4.2

Visceral adipose tissue (mm2) (n = 36)

11 813.6 ± 4731.9

11 634.2 ± 4694.6

0.499

 − 179.4 ± 1575.7

Hepatic fat (%)(n = 36)

6.9 ± 6.5

7.3 ± 6.9

0.343

0.4 ± 2.2

  1. *Bold, statistical significance.