Table 2.
Baseline clinical profiles of study participants.
| Characteristics | Intervention group (n=44) | Control group (n=24) | P value |
| Mean (SDa) |
Mean (SD) |
||
| Weight (kg) | 78.3 (11.8) | 82.6 (8.4) | .13 |
| Height (cm) | 168.0 (8.7) | 174.0 (8.0) | .01 |
| BMIb (kg/m2) | 27.6 (3.0) | 27.3 (2.4) | .72 |
| Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 10.5 (1.8) | 11.2 (1.9) | .12 |
| HDLc cholesterol (mmol/L) | 2.8 (0.5) | 2.8 (0.5) | .84 |
| LDLd cholesterol (mmol/L) | 6.2 (1.3) | 6.8 (1.5) | .07 |
| Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 8.5 (6.5) | 8.2 (3.8) | .90 |
aSD: standard deviation.
bBMI: body mass index.
cHDL: high-density lipoprotein.
dLDL: low-density lipoprotein.