Table 2.

Anthropometric variables of the participants at weeks 0, 4, 8 and 12

Variable	Week 0	Week 4	Week 8	Week 12
Weight (kg)
Group 1	79.0±27.1	78.1±26.5*‡	77.3±26.0*‡	73.9±23.7*‡
Group 2	79.3±28.5	78.1±27.4*†	77.2±27.4*†	71.9±26.1*†
Group 3	77.2±27.2	74.0±26.6*†‡	72.6±26.4*†‡	70.2±25.0*†‡
Group 4 (placebo)	79.1±28.6	79.3±28.4†‡	78.4±28.7†‡	78.8±28.6†‡
BMI (kg/m2)
Group 1	30.6±3.1	30.3±2.9*‡	30.0±2.8*‡	28.8±2.2*‡
Group 2	30.2±2.8	29.8±2.5*†	29.4±2.6*†	27.3±2.7*†
Group 3	30.0±3.0	28.7±3.1*†‡	28.1±3.2*†‡	27.2±2.9*†‡
Group 4 (placebo)	30.7±3.2	30.8±3.1†‡	30.4±3.3†‡	30.6±3.2†‡
Waist (cm)
Group 1	85.9±3.8	84.8±3.9	83.9±3.7*	83.0±3.9*
Group 2	84.7±4.4	83.2±4.5	82.4±4.6*	82.0±3.8*
Group 3	85.3±4.8	83.4±4.7	82.7±4.5*	81.9±5.0*
Group 4 (placebo)	84.2±4.3	84.2±4.4	84.5±4.5	84.4±4.6
Hip (cm)
Group 1	106.4±3.5	105.7±3.6	105.1±3.4*	104.6±3.6*
Group 2	105.8±3.4	104.9±3.3	104.4±3.2*	103.8±3.5*
Group 3	105.1±3.9	104.0±3.8	103.5±4.0*	102.9±3.8*
Group 4 (placebo)	106.6±3.7	106.5±3.9	106.4±3.9	106.7±3.5
BFR (%)
Group 1	29.8±6.7	29.6±6.6	29.1±6.8*	28.5±6.6*
Group 2	28.1±5.5	27.6±5.4	27.1±5.6*	26.6±5.4*
Group 3	30.4±6.3	29.7±6.4	29.2±6.5*	28.5±6.3*
Group 4 (placebo)	29.1±5.8	29.2±5.9	29.3±6.0	29.4±5.6

Group 1: daily intake of 5 mL of ACV; group 2: daily intake of 10 mL of ACV; group 3: daily intake of 15 mL of ACV.

All values are mean±SD.

*p<0.05; compared with baseline (week 0).

†p<0.05; compared with group 1 within a specific week.

‡p<0.05; compared with group 2 within a specific week.

ACV, apple cider vinegar; BFR, body fat ratio; BMI, body mass index.