Research Article

Dairy Foods in a Moderate Energy Restricted Diet Do Not Enhance Central Fat, Weight, and Intra-Abdominal Adipose Tissue Losses nor Reduce Adipocyte Size or Inflammatory Markers in Overweight and Obese Adults: A Controlled Feeding Study

Table 2

Physical characteristics of subjects at run-in.

Parameter ( )Mean ± SDMinimumMaximum

Age, yrs32.5 ± 9.51950
Height, cm167.9 ± 8.7150.0188.6
Weight, kg91.1 ± 11.162.1113.4
Body fat, kg38.8 ± 7.118.954.0
Body fat, %43.1 ± 6.922.455.1
Lean body mass, kg48.4 ± 9.534.071.5
IAAT, cc92.4 ± 23.555.8177.6
Waist circumference, cm94.4 ± 8.176.0114.6
Total cholesterol, mg/dL159.4 ± 27.699.0221.0
HDL, mg/dL36.7 ± 11.519.071.0
LDL, mg/dL104.7 ± 21.653.0145.0
Triglycerides, mg/dL89.4 ± 40.533.0196.0
Glucose, mg/dL83.0 ± 8.668.0107.0
SBP, mmHg111.2 ± 9.292.0136.0
DBP, mmHg66.5 ± 8.551.098.0
PTH, pg/mol45.7 ± 18.118.897.4
25(OH)D, nmol/L35.1 ± 15.110.180.4

Values are mean + SD. IAAT: intra-abdominal adipose tissue; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; PTH: parathyroid hormone.