Effects of an Ad Libitum Consumed Low-Fat Plant-Based Diet Supplemented with Plant-Based Meal Replacements on Body Composition Indices

Table 5

Analysis of covariance with adjustment for baseline values, age, and sex.

Parameter	Adjusted difference between interventional and control groups	95% confidence interval
Final weight (kg)	−4.5	−2.8 to −6.2	<0.001
Final body fat% (% points)	−4.9	−3.7 to −6.1	<0.001
Final visceral fat (arbitrary units)	−2	−1.5 to −2.5	<0.001
Final muscle mass (kg)	0.5	−0.6 to 1.5	0.37
Final muscle mass percent (% points)	4.6	3.4 to 5.8	<0.001
Final total body water (l)	3.6	2.6 to 4.6	<0.001

For every dependent final variable in the first column the difference between interventional and control group was adjusted for baseline value of that variable, age and sex (analysis of covariance with general linear model ANOVA). Results and statistical significance remained materially unchanged when analyses were repeated separately for both genders.