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Table 3 Change of anthropometric data

From: Compared with the intake of commercial vegetable juice, the intake of fresh fruit and komatsuna (Brassica rapa L. var. perviridis) juice mixture reduces serum cholesterol in middle-aged men: a randomized controlled pilot study

 

Control group (n = 8)

 

Intervention group (n = 8)

 

Baseline

After 4 weeks

 

Baseline

After 4 weeks

 

Mean ± S.D.

Mean ± S.D.

p

Mean ± S.D.

Mean ± S.D.

p

Height (cm)

172.3 ± 6.7

172.3 ± 6.7

0.735

172.4 ± 4.9

172.4 ± 4.7

0.611

Weight (kg)

70.7 ± 14.1

71.9 ± 13.8

0.017*

76.0 ± 19.7

76.3 ± 19.4

0.362

BFP (%)

24.3 ± 9.5

24.9 ± 9.6

0.484

22.1 ± 7.0

23.1 ± 7.5

0.069

BMI (kg/m2)

23.8 ± 4.9

24.2 ± 4.8

0.042*

25.4 ± 5.6

25.5 ± 5.6

0.259

Waist circumference

86.6 ± 12.9

86.5 ± 12.8

0.932

88.3 ± 15.2

88.2 ± 15.2

0.326

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

125 ± 13

128 ± 15

0.327

126 ± 19

133 ± 17

0.050

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

79 ± 12

80 ± 10

0.147

79 ± 14

82 ± 12

0.237

  1. Data shows mean ± S.D.
  2. Abbreviations: BFP Body fat percentage, BMI Body mass index.
  3. Baseline vs After 4 weeks, Wilcoxon signed rank test, *p < 0.05.