Table 2.

Body Composition Parameters between Both Groups at Baseline and Follow up Period

Parameters	Baseline measurements		p-value	Follow-up measurements		p-value
	Curcumin mean, (SEM***)	Placebo mean, (SEM***)		Curcumin mean, (SEM***)	Placebo mean, (SEM***)
Body fat mass (kgs*)	52.3 (2.7)	54.2 (3.1)	0.65	51.6 (2.8)	56.5 (4.6)	0.35
Skeletal muscle mass (kgs*)	22.2 (0.9)	23.7 (1.2)	0.32	22.2 (1.2)	25.3 (1.6)	0.13
Body fat (percent)	19.3 (2.4)	17.4 (2.2)	0.58	18.5 (2.4)	15.0 (2.7)	0.36
Basal metabolic rate (kcals**)	1270.4 (35.3)	1326.7 (44.5)	0.32	1268.0 (43.0)	1388.1 (61.2)	0.11

*kgs, kilograms; **kcals, kilocalories; ***SEM, Standard Error of means