Table 1.

The comparison of anthropometric indices between two groups

Variables	Curcumin group (n=32)				Placebo group (n=33)				Pb*
	Before	After	Mean±SE	P a	Before	After	Mean±SE	P a
Weight (kg)	57.13±8.25	56.88±8.24	−0.25±0.24	0.301	59.81±10.22	59.71±10.23	−0.1±0.19	0.619	0.550
BMI (kg/m2)	21.75±3.22	21.65±3.28	−0.09±0.09	0.292	22.20±3.24	22.15±3.26	−0.05±0.07	0.466	0.699
BF (kg)	15.45±5.06	15.38±5.13	−0.78±0.17	0.660	16.49±5.53	16.54±5.37	0.05±0.13	0.742	0.441
LBM (kg)	41.67±3.64	41.5±3.55	−0.17±0.09	0.090	43.32±5.35	43.16±5.64	−0.15±0.77	0.262	0.902

^aWithin group comparisons (paired samples t-test), ^bbetween group comparisons (ANCOVA), *Adjusted for baseline values, BMI=Body mass index, BF=Body fat, LBM=Lean body mass