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Table 2. Changes from baseline to follow-up in demographic characteristics within the group and comparison of changes between the two groups.

Data are expressed in mean±SD; ^Icomparison between the mean baseline and follow-up of omega-3 group; ^IIcomparison between the mean baseline and follow-up of placebo group; ^IIIcomparison between the follow-ups of the two groups; ^#Wilcoxon matched pair test; ^¥paired t-test; ^₸Mann-Whitney U test; ^†unpaired t-test; ^nsp>0.05; *p≤0.05; **p≤0.01; ***p≤0.001

n: number of subjects; SD: standard deviation; BMI: body mass index; WHR: waist-hip ratio

Demographics	Omega-3 baseline (n=54)	Omega-3 follow-up (n=54)	Placebo baseline (n=50)	Placebo follow-up (n=50)	p^I	p^II	p^III
Demographics	Mean±SD	Mean±SD	Mean±SD	Mean±SD	p^I	p^II	p^III
BMI	23.62±4.87	23.29±4.66	25.37±3.69	26.64±4.02	^¥p^**=0.0081	^¥p^ns=0.115	^†p^***=0.0002
WHR	0.97±0.06	0.97±0.05	0.97±0.09	0.99±0.06	^¥p^ns=0.8521	^#p^ns=0.0551	^₸p^*=0.026