Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the enrolled participants.
| Placebo | L-WEC | H-WEC | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 16 | 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Sex, male:female | 9 | : | 7 | 9 | : | 7 | 9 | : | 7 |
| Age (yrs) | 46.4 | ± | 9.5 | 45.0 | ± | 13.2 | 44.8 | ± | 9.4 |
| Weight (kg) | 60.4 | ± | 10.7 | 60.1 | ± | 9.0 | 61.9 | ± | 10.3 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.1 | ± | 1.9 | 22.9 | ± | 3.1 | 23.1 | ± | 2.8 |
| POMS | |||||||||
| Tension–anxiety | 43.3 | ± | 9.5 | 40.8 | ± | 7.0 | 43.4 | ± | 11.3 |
| Depression–dejection | 44.6 | ± | 8.7 | 44.7 | ± | 6.3 | 45.3 | ± | 6.6 |
| Anger–hostility | 43.3 | ± | 4.3 | 46.6 | ± | 9.1 | 42.9 | ± | 6.9 |
| Vigor | 45.9 | ± | 11.4 | 49.8 | ± | 8.0 | 42.8 | ± | 10.7 |
| Fatigue | 44.6 | ± | 7.5 | 44.1 | ± | 7.7 | 42.8 | ± | 7.6 |
| Confusion | 46.9 | ± | 10.9 | 44.6 | ± | 6.9 | 47.1 | ± | 6.7 |
| Total mood disturbance | 177 | ± | 39 | 171 | ± | 30 | 179 | ± | 34 |
BMI: body mass index; POMS: Profile of Mood States; WEC: water extract of Curcuma longa. Values are numbers or means ± standard deviations.