Table 2. Anthropometric measurements and physical activity at baseline and after 12 weeks .

Parameter	Studied group	Week 0	Week 12	P value*	P value**
Weight (Kg)	Probiotic	84.98±11.7	80.32±10.8	< 0.001	0.104
	Prebiotic	89.16±12.6	84.76±11.9	< 0.001
	Placebo	90.65±14.7	87.36±15.1	< 0.001
BFP	Probiotic	30.23±5.3	28.1±5.2	< 0.001	0.190
	Prebiotic	31.38±6.6	29.25±6.9	< 0.001
	Placebo	32.18±6.4	30.94±5.9	0.007
BMI (Kg/m2)	Probiotic	29.56±2.5	27.98±2.4	< 0.001	0.081
	Prebiotic	30.81±4.7	29.31±4.7	< 0.001
	Placebo	31.9±5.04	30.66±4.7	< 0.001
Energy (Kcal)	Probiotic	2388.8±542.4	1854.1±379.7	< 0.001	0.798
	Prebiotic	2527.9±681.7	1917.2±384.6	< 0.001
	Placebo	2417.1±706.5	1909.9±422.1	< 0.001
MET (m/d)	Probiotic	231.3±265.3	727±446.4	< 0.001	0.604
	Prebiotic	272.5±320.1	641.6±297.6	< 0.001
	Placebo	283.2±418.2	769.3±664.7	0.001

Values are reported as mean ± SD.

*Obtained from the paired samples t test for comparison of data between the beginning and end of the study.

**Obtained from ANCOVA test adjusted for the baseline values among the intervention and placebo groups.

BFP: body fat percentage, BMI: body mass index, MET: metabolic equivalent