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Table 3 Comparison of anthropometric measurements and blood lipid parameters between two Groups

From: The effect of synbiotics supplementation on anthropometric indicators and lipid profiles in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomized controlled trial

 

Intervention

Control

Diff a

95% CI

P

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Lower

Upper

Weight1

 Pre

84 ± 18

80.3 ± 12.1

3.67

−2.87

10.21

0.267†

 Post

83.81 ± 18.66

80.23 ± 11.39

3.58

−3.01

10.17

0.891§

 Change

0.18 ± 2.34

0.08 ± 8.7

0.09

−2.58

2.77

0.944

BMI1

 Pre

32.89 ± 6.11

32 ± 4.23

0.89

−1.37

3.14

0.435†

 Post

32.81 ± 6.33

32.04 ± 4.58

1.19

− 1.60

3.13

0.524§

 Change

−0.07 ± 0.91

0.5 ± 3.77

− 0.12

− 1.27

1.02

0.829

Waist circumference

 Pre

90.5 ± 12.3

90 ± 9

0.55

−4.04

5.14

0.814†

 Post

89.87 ± 13.03

89.56 ± 8.87

0.32

−4.43

5.06

0.832§

 Change

0.65 ± 3.21

0.42 ± 5.43

0.23

−1.65

2.11

0.810

Hip circumference

 Pre

112 ± 10

110.55 ± 8.76

1.72

−2.34

5.79

0.400†

 Post

111.59 ± 10.34

110.47 ± 7.48

1.12

− 2.72

4.96

0.66§

 Change

0.69 ± 2.67

0.09 ± 5.06

0.60

−1.10

2.31

0.482

WHR1

 Pre

0.81 ± 0.06

0.82 ± 0.07

−0.01

−0.04

0.02

0.478†

 Post

0.8 ± 0.07

0.81 ± 0.06

−0.01

− 0.03

0.02

0.705§

 Change

0.001 ± 0.03

0.004 ± 0.03

−0.003

−0.01

0.01

0.599

Blood pressure systolic

 Pre

113 ± 25

114 ± 10

−0.88

−9.17

7.41

0.833†

 Post

117 ± 12

115 ± 10

1.98

−2.79

6.74

0.28§

 Change

−3.46 ± 22.49

−0.6 ± 5.55

−2.86

−9.96

4.24

0.425

Blood pressure diastolic

 Pre

75.67 ± 9.81

73.36 ± 7.99

2.31

−1.52

6.14

0.234†

 Post

73 ± 10

74 ± 8

− 1.43

−5.29

2.42

0.025§

 Change

2.91 ± 8.14

−0.83 ± 4.79

3.74

0.87

6.62

0.011

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

 Pre

175.2 ± 27.5

175.1 ± 28.7

0.08

−11.82

11.99

0.989†

 Post

170 ± 24

173 ± 32

−3.03

−14.85

8.78

0.433§

 Change

5 ± 18.53

1.88 ± 20.76

3.12

−5.22

11.45

0.459

High density lipoprotein cholesterol(mg/dl)

 Pre

46.44 ± 7.69

45.19 ± 8.14

1.26

−2.10

4.61

0.458†

 Post

45 ± 8

45 ± 8

−0.55

−3.79

2.70

0.023§

 Change

1.71 ± 3.75

−0.09 ± 3.09

1.80

0.34

3.26

0.016

Low density lipoprotein cholesterol(mg/dl)

 Pre

97 ± 19

96 ± 20

0.80

−7.52

9.12

0.849†

 Post

92 ± 19

95 ± 20

−3.87

−11.99

4.26

0.038§

 Change

−5.27 ± 11.32

0.6 ± 9.63

4.66

0.20

9.13

0.041

Triglyceride(mg/dl)

 Pre

139 ± 78

134 ± 87

4.92

−29.97

39.81

0.78†

 Post

141 ± 78

130 ± 83

10.53

−23.56

44.63

0.469§

 Change

−2.24 ± 44.59

3.37 ± 41.48

−5.62

−23.89

12.66

0.543

  1. a Intervention minus control group
  2. † Based on t-test
  3. § Based on Linear mixed effects model (the included variables were: basic value of dependent variable, treatment type, BMI and Maternal age)