Table 4 Comparison of body composition measures at baseline and week 12 among nursing mothers

Weight (kg)

VD1^a

79.8 ± 11.8

73 ± 11.5

− 6.7 (− 9.1/− 4.5)

VD2^a,C

79.9 ± 10.6

73.7 ± 10

− 6.2 (− 8.3/− 4.2)

PL^a

78.2 ± 8.4

72.6 ± 8.5

− 5.6 (− 6.7/− 4.5)

Body Mass Index (kg m²)

VD1

30.5 ± 3.6

27.8 ± 4.7

− 2.7 (− 4.7/− 0.7)

VD2

30.8 ± 3.2

28.8 ± 3.4

− 2.0 (− 4.0/− 0.01)

PL

30.1 ± 3.1

28.6 ± 4.1

− 1.5 (− 3.3/0.4)

Waist Circumference (cm)

VD1

90.4 ± 8.3

91.7 ± 11.9

1.3 (− 3.9/6.5)

VD2

91.7 ± 6.2

93.7 ± 3.2

2.0 (− 1.0/4.9)

PL

90.2 ± 6.8

93.1 ± 3.8

3.1 (0.5/5.7)

Relative Fat Mass Index (m)

VD1

64.7 ± 0.9

64.6 ± 1.5

− 0.1 (− 0.8/0.5)

VD2

64.5 ± 0.7

64.3 ± 0.4

− 0.2 (− 0.6/0.1)

PL

64.7 ± 0.8

64.3 ± 0.6

− 0.4 (− 0.7/− 0.06)

Fat Free Mass (kg)

VD1

51.1 ± 6.04

45.6 ± 6.9

− 5.6 (− 8.8/− 2.3)

VD2

49.6 ± 5.9

44.5 ± 4.1

− 5.0 (− 7.9/− 2.3)

PL

50.2 ± 5.9

43.5 ± 6

− 6.7 (− 9.9/− 3.5)

Skeletal Muscle Mass (kg)

VD1

27.9 ± 3.5

24.2 ± 6.09

− 3.7 (− 6.1/− 1. 2)

VD2

27.1 ± 3.5

24.5 ± 2.6

− 2.6 (− 4.4/− 0.9)

PL

27.5 ± 3.4

23.9 ± 3.8

−3.6 (− 5.5/− 1.6)

Fat Mass (kg)

VD1

29.3 ± 6.1

30.3 ± 5.6

1.0 (− 1.9/3.9)

VD2^c

31.5 ± 6.7

27.2 ± 4.6

−4.3 (− 7.0 /− 1.1)

PL

27.8 ± 5.6

29.9 ± 6.9

2.1 (− 1.3/5.2)

Percentage Of Body Fat

VD1

40.3 ± 6.9

38.7 ± 8.6

− 1.6 (− 5.5/2.4)

VD2^c

42.7 ± 7.2

34.6 ± 6.7

−8.1 (− 12.0/− 4.2)

PL

38.2 ± 5.5

38.7 ± 9.5

0.4 (− 3.4/4.3)

Fat Mass Index (kg/m²)

VD1

11.2 ± 2.1

11.6 ± 2.1

0.4 (− 0.6/1.5)

VD2^c

12.1 ± 2.4

10.5 ± 1.8

− 1.6 (− 2.6/− 0.5)

PL

10.8 ± 2.4

11.6 ± 2.8

0.7 (− 0.3/1.9)