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Table 1 Overview study programme, contact moments and measurements

From: Effect of diet with or without exercise on abdominal fat in postmenopausal women – a randomised trial

 

RUN IN PHASE

INTERVENTION PHASE

MAINTENANCE

week

−6

−5

−4

−3

−2

−1

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Diet group

 -diet composition

BASELINE DIET

ENERGY RESTRICTED DIET (−500 kcal/day)

 

 -dietary counsellinga

F

 

T

 

T

 

F

G

T

G

T

G

T

 

T

G

T

  

F, G

 

T

Exercise plus diet group

 -diet composition

BASELINE DIET

ENERGY RESTRICTED DIET (− 250 kcal/day)

 

 -dietary counsellinga

F

 

T

 

T

 

F

 

T

 

T

 

T

 

T

 

T

  

F

 

T

 -exercise programmeb

 

AEROBIC AND STRENGTH TRAINING (4 h/week)

 
       

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

Control group

 -diet composition

BASELINE DIET

BASELINE DIET

 -dietary counsellinga

F

 

T

 

T

 

T

   

T

          

T

MEASUREMENTSc

 -Habitual dietary intake (dietary history)

X

                     

 -Actual dietary intake (3-day food records)

   

X

     

X

          

X

 

 -Habitual physical activity (questionnaires)

      

X

              

X

 -Actual physical activity (accelerometer)

X

                   

X

 

 -Anthropometrics (weight, waist, hip circumference); body composition (DEXA); visceral and subcutaneous abdominal fat (MRI); fitness (maximal exercise test); blood pressure; sex hormones (blood sampling)

      

X

              

X

  1. adietary counselling: F = face-to-face individual counselling; T = individual counselling by telephone; G = group counselling session
  2. b exercise programme: E = group fitness and Nordic walking, 4 h per week
  3. c measurements: X = all participants
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