Effect of a High Protein Weight Loss Diet on Weight, High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein, and Cardiovascular Risk among Overweight and Obese Women: A Parallel Clinical Trial

Table 1

Baseline and end values of cardiovascular risk factors and hs-CRP in the high protein diet and control diet groups¹.

Variables	Control group (𝑛=30)	High protein diet group (𝑛=30)	𝑃 value^2
Weight (kg)
Baseline	67.93 ± 1.5	74.13 ± 1.00	0.01
End	64.00 ± 1.5	68.03 ± 1.10	0.03
𝑃^3	0.01	0.01	—
BMI (kg/m^2)
Baseline	26.8 ± 1.1	27.2 ± 1.2	0.09
End	26.5 ± 1.0	26.7 ± 1.1	0.29
𝑃^3	0.10	0.07
Waist (cm)
Baseline	103.97 ± 1.2	102.27 ± 1.6	0.41
End	100.93 ± 1.2	97.20 ± 1.5	0.06
𝑃^3	0.09	0.05	—
Triglyceride (mg/dL)
Baseline	177.03 ± 6.9	179.47 ± 6.9	0.80
End	170.70 ± 6.9	172.40 ± 7.1	0.86
𝑃^3	0.04	0.03	—
FBG (mg/dL)
Baseline	112.93 ± 3.6	119.50 ± 3.1	0.20
End	103.80 ± 3.7	114.57 ± 3.1	0.03
𝑃^3	0.03	0.07	—
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)
Baseline	214.87 ± 6.4	212.90 ± 5.2	0.81
End	208.47 ± 6.4	210.00 ± 5.2	0.85
𝑃^3	0.07	0.24	—
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)
Baseline	113.20 ± 3.3	117.30 ± 3.6	0.41
End	108.43 ± 3.5	114.60 ± 3.2	0.20
𝑃^3	0.04	0.14	—
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)
Baseline	42.20 ± 1.6	43.33 ± 1.6	0.54
End	42.20 ± 1.04	43.63 ± 1.6	0.46
𝑃^3	0.32	0.45	—
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
Baseline	137.67 ± 3.1	127.73 ± 2.2	0.01
End	132.40 ± 2.8	124.07 ± 2.3	0.03
𝑃^3	0.08	0.09	—
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)
Baseline	81.83 ± 2.3	81.50 ± 1.8	0.91
End	77.76 ± 2.5	79.30 ± 1.9	0.63
𝑃^3	0.05	0.31	—
hs-CRP (mg/dL)
Baseline	2.91 ± 1.81	2.88 ± 1.76	0.77
End	2.83 ± 1.75	2.84 ± 1.77	0.54
𝑃^3	0.05	0.18	—

¹Values are mean ± SEM.
²These 𝑃 values resulted from 𝑡-tests between the baseline values and also 𝑡-tests between the end values separately; 𝑃<0.05 was considered statistically significant.
³These 𝑃 values resulted from paired 𝑡-test between baseline and end values in each group individually; 𝑃<0.05 was considered statistically significant.