Sustained Self-Regulation of Energy Intake: Initial Hunger Improves Insulin Sensitivity

Table 1

Group composition and effects of training on anthropometry.

	Control		Trained
	Baseline	After 5 mo.	Baseline	After 5 mo.
Number of subjects and Gender	14 F + 17 M		46 F + 43 M
Schooling (years)^1	10.6±3.2		12.0±2.7
Age (years)^1	29.6±8.2		32.6±8.5
BMI	22.2±4.5	22.5±3.7	23.0±3.8	22.1±3.1^∗∗∗a∗∗∗b
Weight (Kg)	59.6±9.5	60.9±8.8	64.1±12.7	62.0±11.3^∗∗∗a∗∗∗b
Arm skinfold thickness (mm)	15.2±9.8	14.6±7.7	16.0±8.0	13.0±6.1^∗∗a∗∗∗b
Leg skinfold thickness (mm)	20.6±12.3	19.8±11.0	21.6±11.1	17.4±8.5^∗∗a∗∗∗b

Values are expressed as means ± SD. ¹Values at the beginning of the study. Asterisks indicate significance (Student’s 𝑡-test: ^∗𝑃<.05; ^∗∗𝑃<.01; ^∗∗∗𝑃<.001) of longitudinal difference versus respective control group (a), or versus baseline values of the same group (b).