TABLE 1.
Demographics and body composition data of the participants.
| Control (N = 15) | Curcumin (N = 13) | |||||||
| Gender, F: M | 2: 13 | 5: 8 | ||||||
| Sports type, W: S: ST | 3: 9: 3 | 2: 9: 2 | ||||||
| Age (years) | 17 ± 1 | 17 ± 1 | ||||||
| Height (cm) | 168 ± 6 | 165 ± 7 | ||||||
| Baseline | 12 weeks follow up | Baseline | 12 weeks follow up | |||||
| Mean | ± SD | Mean | ± SD | Mean | ± SD | Mean | ± SD | |
| Weight (kg) | 61 | ± 9 | 61 | ± 7 | 62 | ± 7 | 63 | ± 7 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 22 | ± 3 | 22 | ± 2 | 23 | ± 3 | 23 | ± 2 |
| Body fat mass (kg) | 9 | ± 6 | 9 | ± 5 | 13 | ± 6 | 12 | ± 4 |
| Fat free mass (kg) | 51 | ± 7 | 52 | ± 7 | 49 | ± 7 | 51 | ± 8† |
| BMR (kcal) | 1478 | ± 142 | 1484 | ± 153 | 1433 | ± 153 | 1464 | ± 160† |
†p < 0.05 between baseline and 12 weeks. BMI, body mass index; BMR, basal metabolic rate; F, female; M, male; S, soccer; ST, soft tennis; W, wrestling.