Table 1. Participants’ Baseline Characteristics and Important Anthropometrical Measurements a.
Parameter | Placebo (n = 28) | L-arginine 3, g/d (n = 27) | L-arginine 6, g/d (n = 27) | P Value |
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N (Female/Male) | 28 (13/15) | 27 (14/13) | 28 (13/15) | 0.874 |
Age, y b | 42.39 ± 7.21 | 42.33 ± 7.91 | 44.07 ± 7.82 | 0.751 |
Weight, kg b | 96.03 ± 13.78 | 96.48 ± 9.41 | 93.21 ± 11.51 | 0.533 |
BMI, kg/m 2b | 35.03 ± 3.48 | 35.85 ± 4.70 | 33.16 ± 1.72 | 0.017 |
WC, cm b | 109.9 ± 10.28 | 108.85 ± 7.96 | 111.21 ± 6.23 | 0.577 |
aAbbreviations: BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference.
b Data are presented as means ± standard deviations.