Table 2.
Anthropometric measures before and after intervention with the probiotic or placebo (mean (SD)).
| Probiotics (n = 46) | Placebo (n = 45) | p * | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 3 Months | 6 Months | Baseline | 3 Months | 6 Months | ||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 32.11 (6.55) |
31.59 (6.36) | 31.27 (6.31) |
33.32 (7.28) | 33.17 (7.07) |
33.16 (6.95) | NS |
| Change at 3 months | −0.52 (0.63) | −0.15 (1.65) |
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| Change at 6 months | −0.84 (1.05) |
−0.16 (2.34) | |||||
|
WC
(cm) |
108.67 (14.60) |
106.85 (14.34) | 105.04 (14.13) | 111.58 (14.56) |
111.17 (13.86) |
111.13 (13.52) | <0.001 |
| Change at 3 months | −1.83 (1.96) | −0.41 (3.25) |
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| Change at 6 months | −3.63 (3.10) |
−0.44 (5.44) | |||||
| SBP (mmHg) | 128.26 (13.59) |
127.93 (12.02) | 127.30 (8.48) |
131.82 (12.54) |
131.02 (14.02) |
129.71 (16.10) | NS |
| Change at 3 months | −0.33 (10.32) | −0.80 (7.84) |
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| Change at 6 months | −0.96 (13.32) |
−2.11 (12.53) | |||||
| DBP (mmHg) | 79.26 (11.87) |
78.28 (11.51) | 78.85 (12.66) |
79.73 (9.52) |
78.49 (9.90) |
77.96 (10.52) | NS |
| Change at 3 months | −0.98 (5.16) | −1.24 (4.86) |
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| Change at 6 months | −0.41 (9.5) |
−1.78 (6.59) | |||||
* p: comparison between groups by repeated-measure ANOVA. BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure.