Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of the participants who completed the 12-week intervention.
| Intervention groups | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fermented rye bran (FRB) | Refined wheat (RW) | |||||
| All (n = 80) | Overweightb (n = 41) | Normal weightc (n = 39) | All (n = 78) | Overweightb (n = 34) | Normal weightc (n = 44) | |
| Age (years)a | 44.5 ± 12.5 | 44.9 ± 11.8 | 44.1 ± 13.4 | 45.4 ± 14.0 | 48.9 ± 11.7 | 42.7 ± 15.1 |
| BMI (kg/m2)a | 24.3 ± 3.9 | 27.2 ± 3.1 | 21.4 ± 1.8 | 24.1 ± 4.2 | 27.9 ± 3.2 | 21.1 ± 1.8 |
| Female/male (n) | 62/18 | 28/13 | 34/5 | 64/14 | 27/7 | 37/7 |
a
Values expressed as mean and standard deviation.
b
BMI > 24 kg/m2.
c
BMI ≤ 24 kg/m2.