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Table 1 Baseline characteristics according to randomization group

From: Cardiac natriuretic peptides in plasma increase after dietary induced weight loss in obesity

 

Diet intervention (n = 28)

Controls (n = 24)

P value

Age (yr)

59.5 ± 11.2

65.7 ± 9.6

0.038

Female/male (%)

93/7

88/12

0.51

Body Composition

   

Body mass index (kg/m2)

37.1 ± 6.1

35.8 ± 5.1

0.41

Total body weight (kg)

97.5 ± 15.4

96.1 ± 16.3

0.75

Lean body mass (kg)

42.4 ± 8.7

43.4 ± 10.0

0.63

Fat mass (kg)

50.4 ± 12.6

48.3 ± 11.2

0.53

Fat (%)

51.5 ± 7.7

50.3 ± 7.3

0.59

Metabolism

   

Cholesterol (mmol/l)

6.0 ± 1.1

5.8 ± 0.9

0.40

LDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)

3.7 ± 1.0

3.7 ± 0.8

0.94

HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)

1.6 ± 0.4

1.5 ± 0.4

0.68

Triglycerides (mmol/l)

1.7 ± 1.3

1.2 ± 0.6

0.10

Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/l)

5.8 ± 0.7

5.9 ± 0.7

0.68

s-creatinine (μmol/l)

63 ± 12

65 ± 17

0.39

eGFR (ml/min)

94 ± 17

90 ± 21

0.42

Biomarkers

   

NT-proBNP (pg/ml)

56 ± 30

41 ± 34

0.12

MR-proANP (pmol/l)

59 ± 21

77 ± 35

0.029

MR-proADM (pmol/l)

544 ± 152

604 ± 150

0.16

hs-CRP (mg/l)

5.5 ± 4.3

5.5 ± 4.2

0.99

  1. Values are mean ± SD.