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Table 3.

Reduction in Body Weight, Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference, Hip Circumference, and Waist to Hip Ratio in the Herbal Blend and Placebo Groups at 2, 4, and 8 Weeks

Parameters	Weeks	Placebo (n=46)	Herbal blend (n=49)	Net reduction^a,b	P value
Reduction in body weight (kg)	2	0.8±0.1	2.0±0.1	1.3 (1.6%)	<.0001^*
	4	0.9±0.1	3.1±0.2	2.3 (2.8%)	<.0001^*
	8	1.5±0.2	5.2±0.3	3.8 (4.6%)	<.0001^*
Reduction in BMI (kg/m²)	2	0.3±0.1	0.8±0.1	0.5 (1.5%)	<.0001^*
	4	0.4±0.1	1.3±0.1	0.9 (2.7%)	<.0001^*
	8	0.6±0.1	2.2±0.1	1.6 (4.6%)	<.0001^*
Reduction in waist circumference (cm)	2	0.6±0.6	4.2±0.5	3.5 (3.6%)	<.0001^*
	4	4.0±0.7	7.7±0.7	3.7 (3.7%)	<.0001^*
	8	6.0±0.8	11.9±0.7	5.9 (6.0%)	<.0001^*
Reduction in hip circumference (cm)	2	0.9±0.5	2.6±0.4	1.6 (1.4%)	.01^*
	4	1.2±0.5	3.5±0.5	2.3 (2.0%)	.002^*
	8	3.1±0.6	6.3±0.5	3.2 (2.7%)	.0001^*
Reduction in waist to hip ratio	2	0.0±0.01	0.02±0.01	0.02 (2.3%)	.02^*
	4	0.03±0.01	0.04±0.01	0.01 (1.2%)	.1
	8	0.03±0.01	0.06±0.01	0.03 (3.5%)	.00^*

Values represent mean±SEM.

^{^*}

Significant difference between the herbal blend and placebo group.

^{^a}

Net reduction=herbal blend minus placebo.

^{^b}

Numbers in parentheses represent the % net reduction from baseline for the herbal group.