TABLE 2.

Energy intake and anthropometric variables in overweight or obese postmenopausal MGTT participants given GTE or placebo for 12 mo¹

Variable	GTE (n = 117)	Placebo (n = 120)	P value
Total energy intake, kcal/d
Baseline	1480 ± 52.3	1500 ± 51.7	0.77
Month 12	1360 ± 52.3	1390 ± 51.9	0.69
Change from baseline	−115 ± 505	−108 ± 416	1.0
Body weight, kg
Baseline	75.6 ± 0.9	74.3 ± 0.9	0.27
Month 12	75.4 ± 0.9	74.3 ± 0.9	0.39
Change from baseline	−0.28 ± 2.2	−0.14 ± 3.2	0.13
BMI, kg/m2
Baseline	28.5 ± 0.3	27.9 ± 0.3	0.13
Month 12	28.5 ± 0.3	27.9 ± 0.3	0.14
Change from baseline	−0.10 ± 0.8	−0.05 ± 1.2	0.14
Waist circumference, cm
Baseline	91.9 ± 0.8	90.5 ± 0.8	0.24
Month 12	93.2 ± 0.8	91.6 ± 0.8	0.17
Change from baseline	1.45 ± 0.5	1.29 ± 0.5	0.82
Waist-to-hip ratio
Baseline	0.86 ± 0.01	0.86 ± 0.01	0.41
Month 12	0.86 ± 0.01	0.86 ± 0.01	0.34
Change from baseline	−0.001 ± 0.005	−0.001 ± 0.005	0.98

¹Data are presented as arithmetic means ± SEMs. GTE, green tea extract; MGTT, Minnesota Green Tea Trial.