Changes in Body Composition, Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors, and Eating Behavior after an Intensive Lifestyle Intervention with High Volume of Physical Activity in Severely Obese Subjects: A Prospective Clinical Controlled Trial

Table 3

Change in body composition from week 0 to 12 months within the ILI group (𝑛=71).

	Mean change (95% CI) Week 0 to 12 months	P value^a	Mean change (95% CI) Week 0 to weeks 10–14	P value^a	Mean change (95% CI) Weeks 10–14 to six months	P value^a	Mean change (95% CI) Six to 12 months	P value^a
Body mass index (kg/m^2)	−6.7 (−7.6, −5.7)	<0.0001	−5.8 (−6.2, −5.4)	<0.0001	−2.1 (−2.5, −1.7)	<0.0001	1.2 (0.7, 1.7)	<0.0001
Body weight (kg)	−20.3 (−23.3, −17.3)	<0.0001	−17.5 (−18.9, −16.1)	<0.0001	−6.3 (−7.5, −5.1)	<0.0001	3.5 (2.0, 5.1)	<0.0001
Fat mass (kg)	−17.5 (−20.1, −14.9)	<0.0001	−15.7 (−17.0, −14.4)	<0.0001	−5.2 (−6.2, −4.1)	<0.0001	3.4 (2.1, 4.7)	<0.0001
Fat-free mass (kg)	−2.8 (−3.6, −2.0)	<0.0001	−1.7 (−2.3, −1.2)	<0.0001	−1.1 (−1.5, −0.7)	<0.0001	0.1 (−0.3, 0.6)	0.585
Skeletal muscle mass (kg)	−1.7 (−2.2, −1.3)	<0.0001	−1.2 (−1.6, −0.9)	<0.0001	−0.7 (−0.9, −0.5)	<0.0001	0.2 (−0.1, 0.5)	0.225
Visceral fat area (cm^2)	−81.0 (−95.3, −66.7)	<0.0001	−82.3 (−89.8, −74.8)	<0.0001	−22.0 (−28.1, −15.9)	<0.0001	23.3 (15.5, 31.1)	<0.0001

aPaired samples t-test.