Table 4 Anthropometric indices, bioimpedance analysis, blood pressure and laboratory variables before and after four weeks of a 1400 kcal 75-gram carbohydrate diet in overweight or obese women with low HDL-C levels
From: Short term effects of a low-carbohydrate diet in overweight and obese subjects with low HDL-C levels
n* | Before-diet† | After-diet† | p value‡ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Body weight (kg) | 25 | 73.2 (68.5, 81.7) | 70.8 (65.5, 79.1) | <0.001 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 25 | 30.4 (28.0, 32.9) | 29.5 (27.2, 31.4) | <0.001 |
WC (cm) | 25 | 95.0 (87.5, 99.0) | 92.0 (86.0, 96.5) | 0.002 |
Body fat ratio (%) | 24 | 38.0 (34.6, 39.7) | 34.6 (32.7, 39.6) | <0.001 |
Fat mass (kg) | 24 | 27.7 (23.4, 31.7) | 24.3 (22.1, 29.9) | <0.001 |
SBP (mmHg) | 25 | 123 (115, 132) | 112 (107, 124) | 0.005 |
DBP (mmHg) | 25 | 82 (74, 91) | 79 (76, 84) | 0.253 |
TC (mmol/l) | 25 | 4.50 (3.84, 5.25) | 3.93 (3.56, 4.42) | <0.001 |
HDL-C (mmol/l) | 25 | 1.03 (0.94, 1.09) | 1.01 (0.89, 1.14) | 0.165 |
TC/HDL-C | 25 | 4.34 (3.73, 5.48) | 3.81 (3.35, 4.30) | <0.001 |
LDL-C (mmol/l) | 25 | 3.00 (2.37, 3.59) | 2.46 (2.13, 2.93) | <0.001 |
TG (mmol/l) | 25 | 1.12 (0.89, 1.58) | 0.82 (0.73, 1.12) | 0.011 |
Glucose (mmol/l) | 25 | 5.11 (4.91, 5.41) | 5.11 (4.83, 5.55) | 0.742 |
Insulin (pmol/l) | 23 | 61.0 (46.6, 96.4) | 56.0 (38.0, 92.6) | 0.005 |
HOMA | 23 | 2.01 (1.44, 2.92) | 1.71 (1.24, 2.74) | 0.006 |