Research Article

Baseline Diet Quality Is Related to Changes in the Body Composition and Inflammatory Markers: An Intervention Study Based on Resistance Training and Nutritional Advice

Table 1

Anthropometric and inflammatory variables, according to the usual HEI-R and 19-week intervention.

≤HEI-R ()>HEI-R () values ª
VariableBaselineFinal valuesBaselineFinal values

Weight (kg)0.030.860.55-0.610.04a
BMI (kg/m2)0.030.330.58-0.220.03a
WC (cm)0.012.94<0.012.850.60
HC (cm)0.70-0.700.57-0.350.99
WHR0.070.040.050.040.79
AC (cm)0.920.090.610.860.64
AP (cm)0.07-10.34-0.430.40
AMAc (cm2)34.4 (14.1-70.7)42.9 (25.4-84.9)<0.01-8.550.02-5.550.33
CP (cm)0.13-0.9636.1 (29.8-42)37.5 (30.3-59.8)0.03-1.450.79
BF (%)<0.01-5.01<0.01-2.620.02a
CRP (mg/mL)1.6 (0.3-7.9)1.7 (0.1-7.1)0.75-0.012.1 (0.2-8.0)1.6 (0.3-6.1)0.180.430.80
IL-8 (pg/mL)256 (201.1-322.1)251.2 (189.9-491.3)0.784.80264.8 (198.7-448.7)278.4 (169.1-447.7)0.49-13.600.64
CCL-2 (pg/mL)282.7 (74.5-950.7)229.9 (27.9-551.5)0.2453310.7 (54.3-896.3)226 (59.0-744.1)0.0284.700.44
Leptin (pg/mL)0.033680.013210.81

The categorization into groups was done according to the median of HEI-R (65.71). : delta (initial-final). HEI-R: Revised Health Eating Index; BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; HC: hip circumference; WHR: waist-to-hip ratio; AC: abdominal perimeter; AP: arm perimeter; AMAc: corrected arm muscle area; CP: calf perimeter; BF (%): percentage of body fat; CRP: C-reactive protein; IL-8: interleukin 8; CCL-2: monocyte chemotactic protein 1. Difference between paired groups. aDifference between unpaired groups. Data expressed as the or median (minimum and maximum).