Table 1. Baseline demographics of all participants participated in the curcumin and placebo groups .
Placebo
(n=10) |
Curcumin
(n=12) |
P value | |
Age | 21.8 ± 2.2 | 22.1 ± 1.7 | 0.729 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 24.7 ± 3.8 | 25.8 ± 5.3 | 0.524 |
Caffeine intake (cups/day) | 0.8 ± 1.1 | 1.2 ± 1.1 | 0.336 |
Baseline PWV(m/s) | 7.49 ± 0.6 | 7.51 ± 0.9 | 0.564 |
Exercise (h/wk) | 2.6 ± 1.3 | 1.8 ± 1.6 | 0.452 |
SBP (mm Hg) | 120.7 ± 12.4 | 123.4 ± 15.2 | 0.871 |
DBP (mm Hg) | 73.9 ± 7.5 | 75.5 ± 6.9 | 0.682 |
Data presented as (mean ± SD). SD: Standard Deviation.