Table 1 Baseline characteristics of ViDA participants who consented to abdominal adipose biopsy (AB) and/or random fine needle periareolar aspiration (RPFNA)

From: Gene expression in breast and adipose tissue after 12 months of weight loss and vitamin D supplementation in postmenopausal women

 

All ViDA trial participants (N = 218)

All biopsy participants* (N = 78)

Placebo (N = 40)

Vitamin D (N = 38)

 

N

%

 

N

%

 

N

%

 

N

%

 

Ethnicity

Non-Hispanic White

190

87.2%

 

72

92.3%

 

36

90.0%

 

36

94.7%

 

Non-Hispanic Black

14

6.4%

 

3

3.9%

 

2

5.0%

 

1

2.6%

 

Other (American Indian, Asian)

14

6.4%

 

3

3.9%

 

2

5.0%

 

1

2.6%

 

Education

College graduate

85

39.0%

 

21

26.9%

 

14

35.0%

 

7

18.4%

 

Graduate degree

76

34.9%

 

29

37.2%

 

15

37.5%

 

14

36.8%

 

High school or vocational training

7

3.2%

 

7

9.0%

 

4

10.0%

 

3

7.9%

 

Some college or associate degree

50

22.9%

 

21

26.9%

 

7

17.5%

 

14

36.8%

 
 

N

MEAN

SD

N

MEAN

SD

N

MEAN

SD

N

MEAN

SD

Age (year)

218

59.6

5.1

78

59.3

5.2

38

59.3

5.6

40

59.3

4.8

Weight (kg)

218

87.7

16.3

78

89.6

16.8

38

89.1

16.1

40

90.2

17.7

BMI (kg/m2)

218

32.4

5.8

78

32.8

6.0

38

32.8

5.5

40

32.7

6.4

Waist circumference (cm)

218

100.1

12.3

78

101.7

13.5

38

101.6

12.3

40

101.8

14.6

Hip circumference (cm)

218

116.6

12.2

78

118.0

13.2

38

118.4

12.3

40

117.6

14.1

Body fat (kg)

215

41.6

10.4

76

42.5

10.4

37

42.1

10.3

39

42.8

10.7

Body fat (%)

215

47.4

4.9

76

47.7

5.1

37

47.7

5.2

39

47.7

5.1

Lean mass (kg)

215

41.4

5.8

76

41.7

5.9

37

41.3

5.4

39

42.1

6.4

Pedometer steps/day (7 d average)

214

5629

3263

76

5324

2933

36

5741

3204

40

4949

2651

Moderate to vigorous activity (min/week)

218

142

143

78

148

143

38

112

105

40

181

165

Average caloric intake (kcal/day)a

206

2004

699

73

1946

677

37

1971

760

36

1920

590

Relative % calories from fat

206

33.0

6.2

73

34.3

6.8

37

35.4

7.8

36

33.1

5.5

Relative % calories from protein

206

17.6

3.2

73

17.8

3.6

37

17.1

3.0

36

18.5

4.0

Relative % calories from carbohydrate

206

48.3

7.4

73

47.5

7.7

37

48.3

8.0

36

46.5

7.5

Estrone (pg/ml)

218

44.6

19.8

78

42.8

18.2

38

40.6

18.5

40

45.0

17.8

Estradiol (pg/ml)

218

15.5

19.4

78

12.7

6.2

38

12.4

6.5

40

12.9

5.9

Leptin (ng/mL)

218

40.3

18.9

78

41.2

19.8

38

41.4

19.4

40

40.9

20.3

Adiponectin (μg/mL)

218

12.4

6.1

78

12.0

5.4

38

12.4

5.3

40

11.6

5.6

IL_6 (pg/ml)

217

7.2

19.8

78

5.7

5.8

38

5.7

5.6

40

5.7

6.1

TNFa (pg/ml)

217

10.4

4.7

78

9.9

4.0

38

9.7

4.1

40

10.2

3.9

IL_10 (pg/ml)

217

53.7

386.6

78

22.9

22.8

38

20.2

17.2

40

25.4

27.0

IL_8 (pg/ml)

217

13.5

64.9

78

13.9

62.0

38

20.9

88.8

40

7.2

3.8

Insulin (µu/ml)

218

12.5

6.8

78

12.6

6.3

38

12.6

6.2

40

12.7

6.5

C-reactive protein (mg/ml)

218

4.7

8.7

78

3.8

3.9

38

3.9

3.9

40

3.7

4.1

Serum 25(OH)D (ng/mL)

218

21.4

6.1

78

20.5

6.5

38

21.6

6.1

40

19.4

6.8

  1. * 1 participant consented to undergo biopsies but had insufficient sample to be included in analyses and is not included here
  2. a Values derived from FFQ were truncated <600 kcal and >4000 kcal