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- Variations in Body Composition and Plasma Lipids in Response to a High-Carbohydrate Diet

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Table 1. Initial physical characteristics of subjects^*

^* Mean ± SD.

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Table 2. Energy intake and nutrient composition of the experimental diets

Mean ± SD; the percentage of macronutrients was predetermined in each of the experimental diets; SDs for macronutrients, cholesterol, and ratios in experimental diets were virtually equal to zero and, therefore, are not shown.

^* Significantly different from the high-CHO experimental diet; p 0.01.

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 Table 3. Effects of both diets on physical characteristics and the lipid profile^*

High-CHO diet (n = 31)     High-MUFA diet (n = 32)     High-CHO vs. High-MUFA   Pre Post p Pre Post p p Weight (kg) 89.1 ± 13.6 86.9 ± 12.9 89.3 ± 15.8 87.2 ± 15.5 0.85 Waist circumference (cm) 95.3 ± 13.3 92.7 ± 12.1 98.3 ± 15.6 96.1 ± 15.3 0.70 BMI (kg/m2) 29.2 ± 4.3 28.5 ± 4.2 29.6 ± 5.3 28.7 ± 5.2 0.87 Total AT area (cm2) 413 ± 196 371 ± 186 441 ± 211 407 ± 202 0.39 Visceral AT area (cm2) 129 ± 71 112 ± 65 149 ± 75 130 ± 65 0.92 Subcutaneous AT area (cm2) 285 ± 152 259 ± 140 292 ± 161 277 ± 155 0.28 Plasma cholesterol (mM) 4.55 ± 0.96 3.78 ± 0.83 4.66 ± 0.97 3.95 ± 0.80 0.55 LDL-C (mM) 3.01 ± 0.81 2.36 ± 0.68 3.13 ± 0.83 2.57 ± 0.63 0.22 HDL-C (mM) 1.09 ± 0.20 0.97 ± 0.19 1.00 ± 0.17 0.98 ± 0.21 0.26 0.02 Plasma C:HDL-C ratio 4.35 ± 1.34 4.04 ± 1.16 0.03 4.76 ± 1.19 4.19 ± 1.11 0.04 Plasma TG (mM) 1.34 ± 0.73 1.35 ± 0.81 0.33 1.49 ± 0.65 1.21 ± 0.61

^* Mean ± SD.

p Value related to the repeated-measure analysis (within-diet effect), based on the relative change compared with the baseline value.

p Value related to the percentage change between the two diets (between-diet effect).

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Table 4. Correlations between baseline body weight and diet-induced changes in anthropometry and body composition

High-CHO diet (n = 31)   High-MUFA diet (n = 32)     Baseline body weight (kg)         Spearman’s rho p Value Spearman’s rho p Value Weight (kg) -0.49 -0.16 0.37 Waist circumference (cm) -0.47 0.01 0.95 Total AT area (cm2) -0.44 -0.14 0.44 Visceral AT area (cm2) -0.15 0.42 -0.11 0.54 Subcutaneous AT area (cm2) -0.51 -0.13 0.48

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Source: Obesity Research 11:978-986 (2003)
© 2003 The North American Association for the Study of Obesity