Table 3.

Effect of Gelidium elegans on anthropometric parameters.

Variables		Test (n = 41)	Placebo (n = 37)	p-Value *
Body weight (kg)	Baseline	72.11 ± 11.88	70.87 ± 10.56	0.629
	6 weeks	71.60 ± 11.72	71.20 ± 10.34	0.873
	12 weeks	70.94 ± 11.88	71.56 ± 10.38	0.807
	Δ6 week-baseline	−0.51 ± 1.23 **	0.33 ± 1.12	0.002
	Δ12 week-baseline	−1.17 ± 1.74 **	0.69 ± 1.10**	<0.0001
Body mass index (kg/m2)	Baseline	25.78 ± 1.95	25.85 ± 1.92	0.863
	6 weeks	25.60 ± 1.92	25.98 ± 1.95	0.387
	12 weeks	25.35 ± 1.97	26.11 ± 1.96	0.090
	Δ6 week-baseline	−0.18 ± 0.45 **	0.13 ± 0.42	0.003
	Δ12 week-baseline	−0.43 ± 0.65 **	0.26 ± 0.41 **	<0.0001
Waist circumference (cm)	Baseline	89.29 ± 7.84	87.29 ± 10.07	0.328
	6 weeks	88.41 ± 7.79	87.85 ± 7.18	0.742
	12 weeks	87.85 ± 8.56	87.91 ± 8.33	0.974
	Δ6 week-baseline	−0.88 ± 3.85	0.56 ± 6.64	0.254
	Δ12 week-baseline	−1.44 ± 3.84 **	0.63 ± 7.60	0.142
Hip circumference (cm)	Baseline	102.59 ± 5.03	101.71 ± 4.83	0.438
	6 weeks	101.27 ± 4.67	101.41 ± 5.35	0.902
	12 weeks	101.47 ± 5.06	101.77 ± 4.79	0.786
	Δ6 week-baseline	−1.31 ± 1.92 **	−0.30 ± 3.79	0.150
	Δ12 week-baseline	−1.12 ± 2.69 **	0.06 ± 3.00	0.071
Waist-to-hip ratio	Baseline	0.87 ± 0.05	0.86 ± 0.09	0.493
	6 weeks	0.87 ± 0.06	0.87 ± 0.05	0.605
	12 weeks	0.87 ± 0.06	0.86 ± 0.06	0.890
	Δ6 week-baseline	0.00 ± 0.04	0.01 ± 0.07	0.688
	Δ12 week-baseline	0.00 ± 0.03	0.01 ± 0.08	0.485

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation. * p-values were calculated using independent t-test. ** were represented as having p-values <0.05 in the paired t-test for comparison within-group differences.