Macronutrient Intake Influences the Effect of 25-Hydroxy-Vitamin D Status on Metabolic Syndrome Outcomes in African American Girls

Table 1

Baseline descriptive characteristics.

	Total	STAN	SPEC
	(𝑛=28)	(𝑛=15)	(𝑛=13)
Age (yrs)	12.4 ± 0.3	12.5 ± 0.4	12.4 ± 0.5
Tanner stage	4.4 ± 0.2	4.4 ± 0.3	4.4 ± 0.3
Height (cm)	159.5 ± 1.5	159.3 ± 2.0	160.3 ± 2.3
Weight (kg)	89.6 ± 4.6	93.8 ± 7.5	85.1 ± 4.8
BMI %	98.0 ± 0.3	98.1 ± 0.3	97.9 ± 0.5
BMI 𝑧-score	2.4	2.5	2.2
Trunk fat (%)	46.1 ± 1.4	48.1 ± 1.7	43.9 ± 2.3
Total fat (kg)	38.6 ± 2.4	41.1 ± 3.6	35.2 ± 2.7
Percent fat (%)	43.9 ± 1.0	45.8^* ± 1.2	41.8^* ± 1.5
Total lean (kg)	46.0 ± 2.2	47.4 ± 3.4	44.2 ± 2.3
Energy intake (kcal/d)	2105	2031	1991
MetSyn (%)	8 (29%)	4	4

^*Indicate significant difference between diet groups (𝑃<0.05).
STAN: standard diet (55% calories from carbohydrate).
SPEC: specialized diet (43% calories from carbohydrate).