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Table 2 Descriptive characteristics, anthropometric and hemodynamic data for 23 resistance trained men assigned to Glavonoidâ„¢ or placebo for eight weeks.

From: A dual investigation of the effect of dietary supplementation with licorice flavonoid oil on anthropometric and biochemical markers of health and adiposity

Variable

Glavonoidâ„¢ Pre

(n = 12)

Glavonoidâ„¢ Post

(n = 12)

Placebo

Pre

(n = 11)

Placebo

Post

(n = 11)

Resistance Training (years)

4.3 ± 0.9

NA

5.1 ± 0.9

NA

Compliance to Treatment (%)

NA

96.1 ± 1.4

NA

96.3 ± 1.0

Age (years)*

24.2 ± 1.0

24.3 ± 1.0

21.8 ± 1.3

21.9 ± 1.3

Height (cm)

178.2 ± 1.7

178.2 ± 1.7

177.4 ± 1.6

177.4 ± 1.6

Body Weight (kg)

76.2 ± 2.7

78.1 ± 2.8

75.1 ± 2.6

76.7 ± 2.7

BMI (kg·m-2)

23.9 ± 0.6

24.5 ± 0.7

23.8 ± 0.6

24.3 ± 0.6

Waist (cm)

79.8 ± 1.2

80.8 ± 1.2

79.0 ± 1.5

80.1 ± 1.6

Hip (cm)

97.6 ± 1.5

98.2 ± 1.5

97.6 ± 1.3

97.2 ± 1.4

Waist:Hip

0.82 ± 0.0

0.82 ± 0.0

0.81 ± 0.0

0.82 ± 0.0

DEXA Total Body Fat (%)*

14.6 ± 1.1

14.9 ± 1.2

11.9 ± 1.0

12.8 ± 1.0

DEXA Trunk Body Fat (%)*

14.5 ± 1.1

14.9 ± 1.2

11.9 ± 1.1

12.9 ± 1.1

Total Fat Mass (kg)*

11.0 ± 0.7

11.5 ± 0.8

8.9 ± 0.8

9.8 ± 0.8

Total Fat Free Mass (kg)

65.1 ± 2.8

66.5 ± 2.9

66.1 ± 2.5

67.0 ± 2.6

Skinfold Thickness (mm)

82.8 ± 4.3

91.9 ± 5.7

71.9 ± 6.5

85.6 ± 8.0

Heart Rate (bpm)

62.2 ± 2.5

62.1 ± 2.4

59.9 ± 3.0

56.2 ± 3.6

Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)

125.1 ± 3.0

126.8 ± 2.2

122.8 ± 2.4

125.0 ± 3.4

Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)

74.1 ± 3.3

75.2 ± 3.3

69.2 ± 3.7

72.5 ± 3.1

  1. Values are mean ± SEM.
  2. No condition × pre/post intervention interaction effects noted (p > 0.05).
  3. * Condition effect noted for age (p = 0.04), DEXA Total Body Fat (p = 0.03), DEXA Trunk Body Fat (p = 0.05), and Total Fat Mass (p = 0.02). No other condition effects noted (p > 0.05).
  4. No pre/post intervention effects noted (p > 0.05).