Table 4 Change in blood pressure, fasting glucose, total cholesterol, and liver function at 3rd health examination according to the body mass index maintenance status.
From: Association of weight fluctuation with cardiovascular disease risk among initially obese adults
No weight change | Weight cycling | Weight maintenance after weight loss | P1–2 | P1–3 | P2–3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | − 0.9 (17.8) | − 1.3 (19.1) | − 3.3 (18.3) | 0.416 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | − 1.4 (12.4) | − 1.2 (13.2) | − 2.5 (12.3) | 0.657 | < 0.001 | 0.001 |
Fasting serum glucose, mg/dL | 2.5 (32.3) | 0.9 (35.0) | − 0.6 (36.9) | 0.078 | < 0.001 | 0.220 |
Total cholesterol, mg/dL | − 3.3 (36.2) | − 0.1 (39.5) | − 7.4 (38.2) | 0.002 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
Aspartate aminotransferase, IU/L | − 0.9 (19.3) | − 1.9 (30.8) | − 2.3 (20.9) | 0.064 | < 0.001 | 0.577 |
Alanine aminotransferase, IU/L | − 2.0 (25.7) | − 1.2 (32.8) | − 5.9 (26.0) | 0.321 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
γ-glutamyl transpeptidase, IU/L | − 0.1 (41.6) | − 0.4 (46.1) | − 4.1 (48.2) | 0.790 | < 0.001 | 0.017 |
