Table 2.

Changes of body weight, height, and body mass index

	Group	Baseline period	Ingestion period	P value
Weight	Probiotic-treated	84.54 ± 17.62	83.14 ± 14.71	0.042a
	Placebo	79.37 ± 11.76	78.80 ± 11.77	0.121
Height	Probiotic-treated	159.66 ± 8.27	159.66 ± 8.27	1.002
	Placebo	157.92 ± 9.58	157.92 ± 9.58	1.002
BMI	Probiotic-treated	33.10 ± 6.15	32.57 ± 5.01	0.042a
	Placebo	31.80 ± 3.71	31.56 ± 3.67	0.181

¹Independent sample t-test.

²Wilcoxon signed-rank test. A significantly different (^aP < 0.05). BMI: Body mass index.