Table 4.

Effect of Curcuma longa extract (CLE) on body weight and body mass index^a

	Change from baseline						Repeated measures 2-way ANOVA
	Week 4		Week 8		Week 12		Group	Time	Interaction
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Body weight, kg
Placebo	0.31	0.72	0.52	0.93	0.65	0.86	0.009	0.037	0.583
CLE	−0.18*	1.08	−0.04*	1.18	−0.03*	1.49
BMI, kg/m2
Placebo	0.12	0.28	0.20	0.38	0.26	0.33	0.007	0.023	0.520
CLE	−0.08*	0.41	−0.02*	0.46	−0.02*	0.57

BMI body mass index

^aValues represent the means and standard deviations for n = 40 (placebo group) or n = 39 (CLE group). *p < 0.05: Significant difference from the placebo group assessed by repeated measures two-way ANOVA, followed by the two-tailed unpaired Student’s t test when variance was homogeneous or the Aspin-Welch t test when variance was heterogeneous