Table 5.
Body composition, abdominal girth and trunk fat in both groups for all three time-points excluding the dropouts.
| Variables | Placebo Group (n = 18) |
OMEGA Group (n = 18) |
Main Effects and Interactions (p Value) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time X Group | Group | |||
| Body Fat (%) | |||||
| Baseline | 28.98 ± 9.16 | 29.36 ± 7.02 | 0.538 | 0.635 | 0.641 |
| 12 months | 27.65 ± 10.44 | 29.20 ± 8.70 | |||
| 24 months | 27.80 ± 8.40 | 29.26 ± 8.08 | |||
| Abdominal girth (cm) | |||||
| Baseline | 96.94 ± 18.93 | 93.61 ± 12.41 | 0.283 | 0.489 | 0.661 |
| 12 months | 95.16 ± 17.05 | 92.94 ± 13.07 | |||
| 24 months | 94.11 ± 15.72 | 93.16 ± 12.39 | |||
| Trunk fat (%) | |||||
| Baseline | 33.11 ± 12.94 | 32.07 ± 9.36 | 0.774 | 0.421 | 0.255 |
| 12 months | 33.06 ± 12.32 | 31.62 ± 8.67 | |||
| 24 months | 31.37 ± 11.73 | 31.76 ± 9.50 | |||
| Body mass index | |||||
| Baseline | 25.11 ± 5.37 | 25.11 ± 4.36 | 0.453 | 0.141 | 0.837 |
| 12 months | 24.76 ± 5.19 | 24.98 ± 4.74 | |||
| 24 months | 24.58 ± 5.11 | 24.98 ± 4.70 | |||
Results expressed as mean ± SD.