Table 1.  Characteristics of normal weight and obese women and results of body weight reduction therapy. Data are means (±SD).
     

  Obese (n=19)

 

Parameters

Normal weight (n=19)

Obese
(n=42)

Before

After

significance
before and after

Body mass (BM) [kg]

57.4 (6.7)

92.1 (12.1) ***

92.7 (12.7) ***

81.7 (17.5) ***

.001

BMI [kg·m-2]

21.2 (1.9)

33.6 (3.7) ***

33.8 (4.0) ***

29.8 (4.2) ***

.001

Fat mass [kg]

15.1 (4.0)

39.7 (8.7) ***

40.1 (9.2) ***

30.9 (8.6) ***

.001

Fat mass [%BM]

25.6 (4.8)

42.7 (3.9) ***

43.0 (3.9) ***

37.2 (4.6) ***

.001

Fat free mass (FFM) [kg]

42.5 (4.4)

52.4 (4.5) ***

52.5 (4.5) ***

50.8 (4.8) ***

.001

Fat free mass (FFM) [%BM]

74.4 (4.7)

57.3 (3.9) ***

57.0 (3.9) ***

62.7 (4.6) ***

.001

LA rest [mmol/L]

1.47 ± 0.19)

1.84 (.51) ***

1.93 (.44) ***

1.47 (.37)

.01

RQ at rest

.84 (.05)

.77 (.08) ***

.78 (.09) *

.79 (.08) *

NS

RQ at VT

.82 (.08)

.78 (.08) **

.77 (.08) *

.78 (.06) *

NS

Statistical significance vs Normal Weight group *** p< 0.001; ** p < 0.01; * p < 0.05