Table 3.
Summary of Changes in Body Composition Parameters of Subjects (DEXA Analysis)
| Parameter | AfperFit (N=35) | Placebo (N=35) | p value (Between Groups) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean±SD | Min | Median | Max | Mean±SD | Min | Median | Max | ||
| Body fat (%) | |||||||||
| Visit 1 | 43.52±6.83 | 31.20 | 43.60 | 56.50 | 44.46±7.54 | 30.60 | 46.80 | 57.50 | 0.581‡ |
| Visit 3 | 40.68±8.44 | 26.40 | 38.70 | 58.10 | 42.32±7.92 | 26.70 | 43.70 | 54.30 | 0.488‡ |
| Change (Visit 3-Visit 1) | −2.84±4.75 | −12.20 | −0.6 | 7.8 | −2.13±4.20 | −12.40 | 0.00 | 2.80 | 0.417‡ |
| p value | 0.007#** | 0.022#* | |||||||
| Fat mass (kg) | |||||||||
| Visit 1 | 30.18±6.00 | 19.73 | 29.20 | 45.29 | 29.06±5.35 | 18.22 | 29.96 | 39.05 | 0.7511‡ |
| Visit 3 | 26.67±8.27 | 13.95 | 25.82 | 45.31 | 27.27±5.40 | 15.07 | 27.32 | 36.56 | 0.4067‡ |
| Change (Visit 3-Visit 1) | −3.51±4.66 | −14.63 | −0.94 | 3.36 | −1.79±3.51 | −11.38 | −0.22 | 2.41 | 0.1337‡ |
| p value | <0.001#*** | 0.017#* | |||||||
| Lean mass (kg) | |||||||||
| Visit 1 | 39.33±7.50 | 28.55 | 37.99 | 50.97 | 36.51±6.89 | 25.01 | 34.63 | 50.20 | 0.113‡ |
| Visit 3 | 38.19±7.26 | 25.91 | 37.51 | 51.40 | 37.32±6.82 | 26.13 | 35.57 | 49.85 | 0.591‡ |
| Change (Visit 3-Visit 1) | −1.14±2.47 | −9.56 | −0.65 | 3.23 | 0.81±2.25 | −2.41 | 0.00 | 7.99 | 0.002‡ |
| p value | 0.007#** | 0.099# | |||||||
Notes: #Wilcoxon signed-rank test (Visit 3 vs Visit 1); ‡Mann–Whitney U-test (between the groups). *p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001.
Abbreviations: N, No. of subjects; SD, standard deviation.