Table 2 Changes in parameters of adiposity during the 9 mo nutritional intervention

Completers

Drop-outs (before visit B)

Completers

Drop-outs (before visit C)

Completers

Drop-outs (before visit D)

Weight(Kg)

94.9 ± 22.1 (n = 566)

94.9 ± 21.2 (n = 423)

94.3 ± 20.9 (n = 285)

95.6 ± 23.1 (n = 281)

95.1 ± 21.9 (n = 145)

93.4 ± 19.8 (n = 140)

90.6 ± 21.2^{*, a}

94.5 ± 21.4*

86.8 ± 19.3^{†, b}

92.4 ± 22.4^†

85.5 ± 19.4^††

87.4 ± 18.8^††

BMI (kg^.m^-2)

34.3 ± 7.1 (n = 554)

34.5 ± 6.8

34.1 ± 6.9 (n = 282)

34.4 ± 7.3

34.3 ± 7.2 (n = 144)

33.9 ± 6.5

32.8 ± 6.8^{*, a}

34.4 ± 6.9*

31.5 ± 6.4^{†, b}

33.3 ± 7.2^†

30.6 ± 6.2^††

31.8 ± 6.3^††

Waist (cm)

108.3 ± 17.6 (n = 540)

108.5 ± 17.6 (n = 270)

109.4 ± 18.7 (n = 144)

103.7 ± 17.1*

100.8 ± 16.3^†

99.1 ± 17.9^††

Hip (cm)

119.2 ± 44.6 (n = 540)

116.8 ± 11.3 (n = 270)

116.9 ± 12.3 (n = 140)

113.5 ± 11.3*

110.2 ± 10.2^†

108.4 ± 10.6^††

Body Fat (%)

38.4 ± 8.1 (n = 275)

37.7 ± 8.4 (n = 121)

36.9 ± 8.6 (n = 50)

36.2 ± 8.3*

31.7 ± 11.7^†

30.5 ± 10.3^††

Body Fat(kg)

36.4 ± 14.1 (n = 275)

35.9 ± 13.9 n = 121)

35.8 ± 14.2 (n = 50)

32.7 ± 13.3*

30.1 ± 12.0^†

27.7 ± 11.3^††

RMR

1563.0 ± 391.6 (n = 107)

1567.2 ± 383.5 (n = 63)

1642.1 ± 520.0 (n = 21)

1469.9 ± 443.3*

1432.9 ± 452.5^†

1430.5 ± 457.0