Table 1.

Timeline and applied tests

Timepoint		Baseline	After 8 weeks
Enrollment		✓	×
Eligibility screening		✓	×
Inform consent		✓	×
Randomization		✓	×
Allocation		✓	×
Blood sample		✓	✓
Blood pressure measurement		✓	✓
Anthropometric measurement		✓	✓
Complete questionnaires		✓	✓
Intervention	Treatment group: astaxanthin capsules (20 mg/day for 8 weeks)	✓	×
	Control group: placebo capsules (20 mg/day maltodextrin for 8 weeks)