Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of study participants
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Test group |
Control group |
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Linseed oil mix (n = 23) |
Olive oil (n = 15) |
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| Mean ± SD | Median | Mean ± SD | Median | P | |
| Age [years] |
28.1 ± 11.1 |
25.0 |
38.1 ± 17.9 |
25.0 |
0.1801 |
| Body weight [kg] |
66.2 ± 9.9 |
66.3 |
66.4 ± 11.8 |
70.9 |
0.9612 |
| Body mass index [kg/m2] |
22.2 ± 2.2 |
22.0 |
22.6 ± 2.8 |
22.2 |
0.5992 |
| Waist circumference [cm] |
81.2 ± 5.0 |
81.0 |
82.3 ± 9.7 |
83.0 |
0.6922 |
| Blood pressure systolic [mmHg] |
134 ± 17.3 |
133.0 |
134 ± 14.1 |
134.0 |
0.8692 |
| Blood pressure diastolic [mmHg] | 82.9 ± 6.7 | 82.0 | 85.3 ± 7.1 | 85.0 | 0.2402 |
Differences between the test group and control group: 1P value according to Mann Whitney U test, 2P value according to student t test.