Table 3.
Body composition/anthropometric changes before and after consuming EAAs and whey protein
EAAs (n = 16) | Whey (n = 20) | |||||
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Baseline | Final | p-values | Baseline | Final | p-values | |
Mean ± SEM | Mean ± SEM | Mean ± SEM | Mean ± SEM | |||
Body weight (kg) | 81.85 ± 3.85 | 80.75 ± 3.93 | 0.4285 | 82.09 ± 3.3 | 81.28 ± 3.18 | 0.4341 |
BMI (mg/m2) | 29.88 ± 1.13 | 29.55 ± 1.16 | 0.4147 | 30.38 ± 1.34 | 30.07 ± 1.25 | 0.4471 |
Lean body mass (kg) | 45.12 ± 2.61 | 45.21 ± 2.77 | 0.9242 | 44.91 ± 1.78 | 45.42 ± 1.89 | 0.3888 |
Fat mass (kg) | 32.57 ± 2.04 | 31.88 ± 2.02 | 0.3443 | 32.73 ± 2.19 | 32.02 ± 2.89 | 0.2785 |
BMI, body mass index; EAAs, essential amino acids