TABLE 2.
Anthropometric indices, dietary intake and physical activity of the patients at baseline.
| OEA (n = 30) | Placebo (n = 30) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight (kg) | 87.32 (13.79) | 85.93 (14.77) | 0.720 a |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 33.79 (6.69) | 35.53 (7.12) | 0.335 a |
| Energy (kcal) | 2351.17 (514.61) | 2287.39 (429.11) | 0.614 a |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 313.58 (98.75) | 327.12 (111.51) | 0.632 a |
| Protein (g) | 72.14 (28.17) | 69.91 (24.57) | 0.756 a |
| Total fat (g) | 91.28 (36.79) | 87.33 (34.12) | 0.680 a |
| Cholesterol (mg) | 153.77 (97.14, 391.67) | 139.67 (94.33, 318.77) | 0.501 b |
| SFA (g) | 13.46 (7.79, 19.65) | 14.70 (9.65, 18.49) | 0.389 b |
| MUFA (g) | 14.95 (6.13) | 16.11 (7.03) | 0.505 a |
| PUFA (g) | 27.66 (16.95, 39.55) | 23.91 (10.16, 31.33) | 0.485 b |
| Dietary fiber (g) | 15.15 (7.41, 19.74) | 17.79 (5.51, 21.66) | 0.335 b |
| Physical activity (METs) | 887.78 (456.50, 1953.33) | 845.11 (234.19, 1789.11) | 0.715 b |
BMI, body mass index; MD, METs, metabolic equivalents (MET-minutes/week); MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acids; OEA, oleoylethanolamide; PUFA, poly unsaturated fatty acids; SFA, saturated fatty acids. Mean (standard deviation) are presented for normally distributed data. Median (25th and 75th percentiles) are presented for data not normally distributed.
a
p-value based on Independent sample t-test.
b
p-value based on Mann-Whitney U test.
p < 0.05 is statistically significant.