Table 6.
Body composition, resting heart rate and blood pressure measures at baseline (week 0), week 4 and 8 between intervention groups.
| PL | dGTE | dGTE+ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Baseline | Week 4 | Week 8 | Baseline | Week 4 | Week 8 | Baseline | Week 4 | Week 8 |
| Body mass (kg) | 82.7 ± 4.3 | 82.5 ± 4.3 | 82.6 ± 4.2 | 74.3 ± 2.5 | 73.8 ± 2.3 | 73.9 ± 2.4 | 75.6 ± 3.1 | 75.3 ± 3.2 | 75.1 ± 3.1 |
| BMI (kg·m2) | 28.2 ± 1.4 | 28.1 ± 1.4 | 28.2 ± 1.3 | 26.8 ± 0.8 | 26.7 ± 0.9 | 26.7 ± 0.9 | 27.1 ± 0.8 | 27.1 ± 0.8 | 27.0 ± 0.9 |
| Body fat (%) | 32.0 ± 2.6 | 31.7 ± 2.5 | 32.2 ± 2.7 | 33.2 ± 2.2 | 32.7 ± 2.3 | 32.9 ± 2.2 | 36.3 ± 2.1 | 36.1 ± 2.1 | 35.8 ± 2.2 |
| FFM (kg) | 56.1 ± 3.4 | 55.9 ± 3.2 | 55.5 ± 3.1 | 49.6 ± 2.5 | 49.7 ± 2.5 | 49.5 ± 2.4 | 48.0 ± 2.5 | 48.0 ± 2.5 | 48.2 ± 2.4 |
| FM (kg) | 26.6 ± 2.8 | 26.3 ± 2.7 | 26.7 ± 2.8 | 24.6 ± 1.8 | 24.1 ± 1.9 | 24.3 ± 1.8 | 27.3 ± 2.1 | 27.3 ± 2.3 | 27.0 ± 2.4 |
| WHR | 0.84 ± 0.03 | 0.83 ± 0.02 | 0.83 ± 0.03 | 0.82 ± 0.02 | 0.82 ± 0.02 | 0.83 ± 0.02 | 0.80 ± 0.01 | 0.80 ± 0.01 | 0.80 ± 0.01 |
| Waist C (cm) | 89.5 ± 3.2 | 88.7 ± 3.1 * | 89.0 ± 3.0 | 85.7 ± 2.4 | 85.3 ± 2.5 | 85.8 ± 2.6 | 85.2 ± 2.0 | 84.9 ± 1.9 | 84.9 ± 2.0 |
| Ab. C (cm) | 102.0 ± 2.3 | 101.8 ± 2.6 | 101.9 ± 2.6 | 100.8 ± 2.8 | 99.2 ± 2.7 * | 99.7 ± 2.8 | 100.9 ± 2.9 | 100.4 ± 2.9 | 100.1 ± 2.9 |
| SAD (cm) | 23.3 ± 0.9 | 23.1 ± 0.9 | 23.0 ± 0.9 | 21.6 ± 0.5 | 21.1 ± 0.7 | 21.3 ± 0.7 | 21.9 ± 0.7 | 21.6 ± 0.7 | 21.3 ± 0.8 |
| VFA (cm2) | 1740.1 ± 140.8 | 1739.3 ± 151.8 | 1714.8 ± 135.7 | 1576.0 ± 116.1 | 1554.7 ± 134.4 | 1550.1 ± 151.1 | 1778.4 ± 143.8 | 1748.3 ± 136.6 | 1699.6 ± 161.7 |
| HR (b·min−1) | 68 ± 3 | 65 ± 2 | 69 ± 4 | 62 ± 3 | 68 ± 4 | 65 ± 2 | 63 ± 2 | 58 ± 1 # | 60 ± 2 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 130 ± 9 | 128 ± 9 | 128 ± 8 | 117 ± 3 | 120 ± 4 | 115 ± 4 | 114 ± 6 | 113 ± 4 | 111 ± 4 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 84 ± 5 | 84 ± 6 | 84 ± 5 | 78 ± 2 | 78 ± 1 | 78 ± 2 | 77 ± 3 | 77 ± 3 | 75 ± 2 |
PL = placebo; dGTE = decaffeinated green tea extract; dGTE+ = decaffeinated green tea extract with antioxidants. BMI = body mass index; FFM = fat free mass; FM = fat mass; WHR = waist to hip ratio; waist C = waist circumference; Ab. C = abdominal circumference; SAD = sagittal abdominal diameter; VFA = estimated visceral fat area; HR = resting heart rate; SBP = systolic blood pressure; DBP = diastolic blood pressure. * significantly different to baseline within group only (p ≤ 0.019). # significantly different to dGTE at timepoint (p = 0.05).