. 2018 Aug 28;11:447–458. doi: 10.2147/DMSO.S169925

Table 5.

Changes in physical parameters in healthy subjects (excluding subjects with dyslipidemia, hypertension, and hyperglycemia)

Measurements	Group		0 weeks	4 weeks	8 weeks	12 weeks
Body weight (kg)	Placebo	Values	69.78±5.65	69.76±5.62	69.48±28.4	69.55±5.76
		Δ		−0.01±0.11	−0.29±0.16	−0.22±0.19
	KPE	Values	66.35±6.45^a	66.42±6.45	66.18±6.55	65.92±6.44^a
		Δ		0.07±0.15	−0.46±0.23	−0.44±0.25
BMI (kg/m²)	Placebo	Values	27.43±1.37	27.43±1.43	27.31±1.40	27.35±1.45
		Δ		0.00±0.05	−0.12±0.06	−0.09±0.07
	KPE	Values	27.09±1.45	27.13±1.45	26.99±1.34	26.91±1.47
		Δ		0.04±0.06	−0.20±0.09	−0.18±0.10
VFA (cm²)	Placebo	Values	88.33±20.78	Not measured	88.55±21.95	89.08±19.18
		Δ			0.22±1.85	0.75±1.77
	KPE	Values	84.72±18.26	Not measured	83.32±18.06	80.42±18.30
		Δ			−2.17±1.70	−4.30±1.40^a
SFA (cm²)	Placebo	Values	276.21±68.29	Not measured	277.29±73.74	279.57±73.72
		Δ			1.08±4.20	3.36±4.40
	KPE	Values	263.96±67.76	Not measured	267.96±63.89	254.43±59.51
		Δ			2.02±4.74	−9.53±4.56^a
TFA (m²)	Placebo	Values	364.54±72.51	Not measured	365.84±81.04	368.65±78.20
		Δ			1.30±5.00	4.11±5.39
	KPE	Values	348.68±71.67	Not measured	351.28±64.90	334.85±62.79
		Δ			−0.15±5.78	−13.83±5.13^a
TGs (mg/dL)	Placebo	Values	75.46±23.67	81.36±24.56	87.54±41.53	85.11±29.16
		Δ		5.89±3.77	12.07±5.72	9.64±3.59
	KPE	Values	70.83±21.30	79.38±27.13	74.26±25.54	69.21±24.59^a
		Δ		8.54±4.66	2.43±3.57	−1.63±4.71

Notes: Values are presented as mean±SD. There were significant differences from the placebo group according to the Student’s t-test (^ap<0.05).

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; KPE, Kaempferia parviflora extract; SFA, subcutaneous fat area; TFA, total fat area; TGs, triglycerides; VFA, visceral fat area.