Table 4 Body composition values at baseline (BL) and week-12 (W12)

 Weight (kg)

75.0 (65.0-79.0)

72.5 (63.3-77.8)

0.0003

74.0 (62.0-78.5)

71.0 (60–77)

0.0001

76.0 (71.0-81.0)

75.0 (71.5-79.5)

n.s.

 BMI (kg/m²)

25.6 (22.2-27.2)

25.0 (21.5 -26.9)

0.004

25.3 (21.6-27.5)

24.9 (21.2-27.0)

0.001

25.8 (24.1-26.9)

25.0 (23.9-27.0)

n.s.

 Waist Circumference (cm)

93 (86–102)

92 (84–99)

0.050

93 (82–102)

92 (83–100)

0.046

94 (88–100)

92 (88–98)

n.s.

 Hip Circumference (cm)

95 (91–99)

94 (90–98)

0.040

97 (92–100)

95 (90–100)

n.s.

92 (91–99)

92 (89–97)

n.s.

 Leg Circumference (cm)

53 (49–57)

53 (49–56)

n.s.

53 (47–56)

52 (48–55)

n.s.

53 (51–58)

53 (50–57)

n.s.

 Waist-to-hip ratio

0.98 (0.92-0.95)

0.98 (0.95-1.03)

n.s.

0.96 (0.90-0.93)

0.96 (0.93-1.00)

n.s.

1.03 (1.01-1.03)

1.02 (1.00-1.05)

n.s.

 Total Fat (Kg)

17.74 (12.52-22.85)

17.66 (9.28-22.41)

n.s.

20.73 (10.07-27.79)

21.48 (9.44-28.94)

n.s.

17.58 (16.16-19.19)

17.52 (10.20-18.38)

n.s.

 Total Lean (Kg)

50.88 (47.06-58.23)

52.64 (46.38-57.90)

n.s.

49.52 (38.27-57.55)

48.43 (38.19-57.25)

n.s.

58.22 (50.86-58.24)

57.84 (52.66-59.93)

n.s.

 Total BMC (Kg)

2.60 (2.38-2 95)

2.59 (2.35-2.93)

n.s.

2.49 (2.01-2.91)

2.55 (2.30-2.91)

n.s.

2.82 (2.51-3.08)

2.85 (2.48-3.02)

n.s.

 Total BMD

1.15 (1.06-1.21)

1.15 (1.06-1.22)

n.s.

1.14 (1.05-1.2)

1.13 (1.03-1.21)

n.s.

1.20 (1.13-1.20)

1.19 (1.07-1.23)

n.s.

 Total Fat (%)

25.6 (21.5-33.3)

25.8 (16.7-32.2)

n.s.

28.1 (20.1-37.4)

26.9 (16.7-37.2)

n.s.

24.0 (22.3-27.1)

23.2 (16.5-26.4)

n.s.