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. 2015 Jun;11(2):67–75.

Table 2.

Comparison of Obesity Parameters before and after Four-Week Ingestion of Purple Tea

Before Ingestion After Ingestion

BMI (kg/m2) 27.0 ± 0.6 26.8 ± 0.6a
Body weight (kg) 80.8 ± 3.2 79.9 ± 3.1a
Body fat mass (kg) 21.8 ± 1.5 21.0 ± 1.4b
Abdominal fat (arbitral unit) 135.0 ± 8.5 123.5 ± 8.5b
Muscle amount (%) 24.9 ± 1.0 25.0 ± 1.0
Body fat ratio (%) 26.8 ± 1.2 26.1 ± 1.2a
Muscle ratio (%) 30.9 ± 0.5 31.4 ± 0.5b
Basal metabolism (kcal) 1789 ± 73 1768 ± 70a
Moisture (%) 43.2 ± 1.6 39.4 ± 4.3
Waist (cm) 97.6 ± 1.6 94.2 ± 1.7b
Hip (cm) 106.0 ± 1.5 102.8 ± 1.6a
Waist/hip ratio 0.92 ± 0.01 0.92 ± 0.01
Abdominal subcutaneous fat thickness (mm) 28.5 ± 1.4 24.4 ± 1.8a
Right upper arm subcutaneous fat thickness (mm) 28.5 ± 2.6 21.5 ± 1.6b

Values are indicated in average value and standard error (n=10). Paired t-test was used for evaluation of significance. Significant differences are indicated as

a

p<0.05,

b

p< 0.01, vs. before ingestion.