Acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain 5 genotype is associated with body composition changes in response to lifestyle interventions in postmenopausal women with overweight and obesity: a genetic association study on cohorts Montréal-Ottawa New Emerging Team, and Complications Associated with Obesity

Table 7 Pre- and post-intervention anthropometric variable values from MONET and CAO studies in women with obesity

Biological factor observed	MONET study			CAO study			P-value
Biological factor observed	Mean	Std. Dev.	Size (n)	Mean	Std. Dev	Size (n)	P-value
Age (yrs)	58.1	4.91	62	56.7	4.18	27	0.230
Height (m)	1.61	0.06	62	1.63	0.08	27	0.189
Pre-Intervention
BMI (kg/m²)	35.3	4.04	62	34.7	3.37	27	0.489
Lean Mass (kg)	45.5	6.82	62	46.1	7.38	27	0.693
Fat Mass (kg)	43.9	8.64	62	44.2	9.10	27	0.898
Lean Mass (%)	49.6	4.43	62	49.7	3.71	27	0.888
Fat Mass (%)	47.6	4.48	62	47.3	3.82	27	0.753
Visceral Fat (cm²)	207	51.9	61	206	52.8	27	0.927
Muscle Attenuation (HU)	48.5	3.70	62	48.6	2.20	27	0.833
Post-Intervention
BMI (kg/m²)	33.0	4.42	61	32.8	3.24	27	0.813
Lean Mass (kg)	44.1	5.69	60	44.1	6.58	27	0.998
Fat Mass (kg)	39.1	9.90	60	41.1	8.78	27	0.361
Lean Mass (%)	51.9	5.28	60	50.4	3.99	27	0.184
Fat Mass (%)	45.1	5.41	60	46.5	4.19	27	0.254
Visceral Fat (cm²)	182	58.5	60	182	47.4	27	0.981
Muscle Attenuation (HU)	48.2	4.09	61	48.6	1.89	27	0.661

* Results are from unpaired t-tests. Test was conducted on data from all subjects whose blood samples were available for study

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