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Table 8

Fat changes before and after intervention in the as-treated analysis (kg).

ParametersTGChanges, mean (95% CI)CGChanges, mean (95% CI)
BeforeAfterBeforeAfter

Weight67.3 ± 6.162.0 ± 6.7−4.3 (−5.6,−1.9)66.7 ± 6.864.9 ± 6.2−1.7 (−2.8, −0.6)
Fat%38.14 ± 2.334.62 ± 1.9−3.5 (−4.6, −1.5)38.4 ± 2.336.3 ± 2.1−2.0 (−2.8, −1.4)
Fat weight25.9 ± 3.222.85 ± 3.0−2.9 (−4.0, −1.7)25.7 ± 3.523.7 ± 3.3−2.0 (−2.7, −1.3)
Nonfat weight39.6 ± 3.739.1 ± 2.9−0.5 (−1.0, 0.1)39.0 ± 3.541.2 ± 7.72.2 (−2.0, 6.3)
Right leg fat5.9 ± 0.54.5 ± 0.5−0.4 (−0.6, −0.2)5.0 ± 0.84.7 ± 0.9−0.3 (−0.5, −0.1)
Left leg fat4.9 ± 0.54.4 ± 0.6−0.5 (−0.7,−0.3)4.91 ± 0.84.85 ± 0.8−0.3 (−0.5,−0.2)
Right arm fat1.6 ± 0.31.4 ± 0.2−0.2 (−0.3,−0.1)1.6 ± 0.31.5 ± 0.2−0.1 (−0.2, 0.0)
Left arm fat1.6 ± 0.31.3 ± 0.2−0.2 (−0.4, −0.1)1.6 ± 0.21.5 ± 0.3−0.1 (−0.2, 0.0)
Body fat11.7 ± 2.110.2 ± 2.1−1.6 (−2.2, −0.9)11.5 ± 2.210.8 ± 2.0−1.2 (−1.6, −0.7)
Head fat1.1 ± 0.71.1 ± 0.80.0 (−0.01, 0.05)1.2 ± 0.11.2 ± 0.10.01 (−0.02, 0.03)
Belly (android) fat2.0 ± 0.41.7 ± 0.4−0.3 (−0.4, −0.2)2.0 ± 0.41.9 ± 0.4−0.2 (−0.3, −0.1)
Hip (gynoid) fat4.6 ± 0.54.1 ± 0.6−0.5 (−0.7, −0.4)4.6 ± 0.64.2 ± 0.6−0.4 (−0.6, −0.3)
Visceral fat (cm2)68.9 ± 24.759.9 ± 19.1−9.08 (−17.8, −0.4)69.3 ± 23.464.9 ± 21.9−6.31 (−11.4, −1.2)
Subcutaneous fat (cm2)248.4 ± 61.2213.4 ± 51.0−35.1 (−57.4, −12.7)244.9 ± 62.3227.5 ± 51.8−17.4 (−33.8, −0.9)

Note. versus before intervention.