Comparison of the effect of rapeseed oil or amaranth seed oil supplementation on weight loss, body composition, and changes in the metabolic profile of obese patients following 3-week body mass reduction program: a randomized clinical trial

Table 2 Baseline anthropometric characteristics of RO, AO, and C groups

Variable	RO group (n = 26)	AO group (n = 26)	C (n = 29)	P-value
Weight, kg	120.5 (102.9–135)	118.5 (108.0–132.4)	115.0 (101.4–133.3)	0.823^b
BMI, kg/m²	39.8 (36.9–44.0)	40.6 (36.7–44.3)	38.4 (36.1–41.7)	0.490^b
WC, cm	126.3 ± 13.3	124.3 ± 17.2	122.3 ± 20.6	0.600^a
HC, cm	128.0 ± 13.3	130.6 ± 12.9	119.9 ± 20.6	0.113^a
WHR	0.99 ± 0.09	0.95 ± 0.1	1.02 ± 0.06	0.112^b
FM, %	41.0 ± 5.4	42.1 ± 6.1	40.9 ± 6.7	0.641^a
FM, kg	46.9 (41.9–56.2)	49.7 (41.0–59.6)	46.7 (40.4–54.1)	0.594^b
LBM, kg	66.9 (58.6–75.6)	68.7 (56.5–77.2)	70.1 (58.5–80.4)	0.810^b
VFM, n	15.0 (12.0–21.0)	14.0 (13.0–21.0)	16.0 (12.0–20.0)	0.971^b
TBW, %	41.6 (40.3–44.5)	41.4 (38.7–44.7)	41.8 (39.0–44.9)	0.792^b
TBW, kg	49.1 (43.7–58.9)	50.6 (42.6–58.1)	48.6 (41.6–57.0)	0.783^b
ECW, kg	22.7 ± 2.9	23.1 ± 4.2	22.1 ± 3.5	0.700^b
ICW, kg	25.6 (23.0–32.9)	27.9 (22.5–33.5)	26.0 (21.4–31.8)	0.800^b

Normally distributed data are represented by the mean ± SD and skewed data by the median (interquartile range). P-value < 0.05 is considered significant
^aone-way ANOVA, ^bKruskal-Wallis test,
Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, ECW extracellular water, FM fat mass, HC hip circumference, ICW intracellular water, LBM lean body mass, TBW total body water, VFM visceral fat mass, WC waist circumference, WHR waist-to-hip ratio

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