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Table 4 Body mass (kg) changes between diet groups

From: A comparison of a ketogenic diet with a LowGI/nutrigenetic diet over 6 months for weight loss and 18-month follow-up

Time Point

Ketogenic group (n = 53)

Low-GI Nutrigenetic group (n = 61)

Significance

Weight as % of baseline

Δ kg vs baseline (95% CI)

Weight as % of baseline

Δ kg vs baseline (95% CI)

 

Baseline

100%

 

100%

  

6 weeks

93.7

− 7.2 (− 7.5 to − 6.9)

93.3

−7.2 (−7.7 to −6.7)

1

12 weeks

87.9

−13.7 (−14.1 to − 13.3)

85.8

−15.5 (−16.5 to − 14.4)

0.0029

24 weeks

76.8

−26.2 (− 27.1 to −25.4)

78.4

−23.5 (− 25.1 to − 21.9)

0.0061

2 years

82.8

−19.4 (− 20.8 to − 18.0)

74.7

−27.5 (− 30.8 to − 24.3)

< 0.0001

  1. Data were analysed using ANCOVA, with significance set at p < 0.05 for primary observations