Clinical Study
Biomarker Profile Does Not Predict Weight Loss Success in Successful and Unsuccessful Diet-Reduced Obese Individuals: A Prospective Study
Table 1
Baseline participant characteristics.
| Characteristic | Weight loss group | value | ≥8% () | <8% () |
| Female (%) | 91.3 | 93.3 | 0.808 | Age (years) | 36.8 ± 6.9 | 35.0 ± 6.8 | 0.374 | Weight (kg) | 87.9 ± 12.6 | 89.7 ± 15.8 | 0.645 | BMI (kg/m2) | 31.6 ± 3.5 | 32.4 ± 4.3 | 0.476 | Body compositiona: | | | | Fat mass (kg) | 34.7 ± 6.5 | 38.4 ± 10.5 | 0.113 | Fat-free mass (kg) | 49.2 ± 8.4 | 49.1 ± 6.4 | 0.960 | Body fat (%) | 40.3 ± 4.7 | 42.2 ± 5.6 | 0.191 |
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BMI: body mass index.
aMean ± SD.
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