Comparison of low calorie high protein and low calorie standard protein diet on waist circumference of adults with visceral obesity and weight cycling

Table 1 The characteristics of subjects at prior to dietary intervention

Variable	High protein (n: 23)	Standard protein (n: 25)	P-value*
Age (year)	36.09 ± 9.13	31 (20–47)	0.04^m
Gender (%)
Male	4 (17%)	3 (12%)	0.69^f
Female	19 (83%)	22 (88%)	0.69^f
Body mass index (kg/m²)	29.75 ± 3.51	29.74 ± 2.62	0.99^t
Waist circumference (cm)	96.00 ± 9.54	96.24 ± 6.92	0.93^t
Number of weight cycling history (%)
2–3 times	20 (87%)	18 (72%)	0.29^f
4–5 times	3 (13%)	7 (28%)	0.29^f

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