Parameter Group Mean Standard Deviation p Value
Mid Upper Arm Circumference (cm) 1 25.550 3.7454 0.004
2 24.427 4.9858
3 27.044 6.8833
Total 25.643 5.3922
Triceps Skin Fold Thickness (mm) 1 17.000 5.7402 0.000
2 12.540 5.6050
3 17.761 6.6486
Total 15.742 6.4046
Albumin (g/L) 1 32.44444 6.279961 0.017
2 36.32051 4.271602
3 36.64286 6.740457
Total 35.98026 5.657405
Body Fat (kg) 1 27.311000 10.7398521 0.000
2 12.382653 7.2477089
3 29.182609 14.8117759
TOTAL 22.860000 13.5288511
Resting Metabolic Rate (kcal/ day) 1 1022.795 195.8125 0.000
2 1286.969 176.1729
3 1172.076 265.1991
TOTAL 1159.426 240.2586
Lean Body Mass (kg) 1 28.567000 6.5154681 0.000
2 40.665306 9.1157969
3 39.133696 13.4826814
TOTAL 36.007586 11.3708702
Water (L) 1 20.926000 4.7852598 0.000
2 29.723469 6.7176303
3 28.567391 10.0209573
TOTAL 26.323103 8.3793731
Haemoglobin (g/dL) 1 10.378431 3.1408479 0.000
2 8.680645 1.5283024
3 10.835000 2.1430547
TOTAL 9.836607 2.4050953
Table 2: Comparison of nutritional markers by One Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) (Group 1 – Stanley, Group 2- TANKER, Group 3 – MMM).