Table 1. Personal characteristics and body measurements in the intervention and placebo groups at the beginning .

Variables	Probiotic (n=30)	Prebiotic (n=29)	Placebo (n=30)	P value*
Age (y)	38.46 ± 7.11	38.41 ± 9.21	38.43 ± 10.09	ns
Sex (number %)				ns
Male	22 (73.3%)	20 (69%)	21 (70%)
Female	8 (26.7%)	9 (31%)	9 (30%)
Weight (kg)	84.98±11.75	89.16±12.69	90.65±14.78	ns
BMI (kg/m2)	29.56±2.54	30.81±4.74	31.90±5.04	ns
Body fat percentage	30.23±5.33	31.38±6.64	32.18±6.41	ns

Values are reported as mean±SD.

* Obtained from the ANOVA test for comparison of data among the intervention and placebo groups.

Ns: not significant.