TABLE 3.
Percentage change of body composition, inflammatory markers, fitness, and muscle fatigue between baseline and the end of study (12 weeks).
| Control (N = 15) | Curcumin (N = 13) | ||
| Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | p | |
| Weight and body composition | |||
| Weight | 1 ± 4 | 2 ± 4 | 0.565 |
| Body fat mass | 8 ± 27 | 1 ± 17 | 0.761 |
| Fat-free mass | 1 ± 5 | 3 ± 2 | 0.093 |
| BMR | 0.4 ± 3 | 2 ± 1 | 0.076 |
| Inflammatory markers | |||
| CK | 19 ± 104 | 9 ± 51 | 0.662 |
| MDA | 32 ± 64 | 22 ± 149 | 0.439 |
| 8-OHdG | 3 ± 22 | -14 ± 27 | 0.050 |
| TNF-α | -7 ± 26 | 6 ± 23 | 0.237 |
| Fitness | |||
| Sit up | -1 ± 20 | 6 ± 15 | 0.253 |
| Back strength | 12 ± 14 | 14 ± 16 | 0.846 |
| Grip strength | 4 ± 14 | 1 ± 13 | 0.698 |
| Vertical jump | 9 ± 11 | 11 ± 18 | 0.560 |
| Side step | 5 ± 22 | -4 ± 24 | 0.382 |
| Reaction time | 21 ± 38 | -14 ± 25 | 0.017* |
| Close eyes foot balance | 89 ± 219 | 8 ± 93 | 0.357 |
| Sitting trunk flexion | -6 ± 24 | 6 ± 38 | 0.923 |
| Trunk extension | 6 ± 13 | 6 ± 14 | 0.898 |
| Muscle fatigue | |||
| Muscle fatigue score | 2 ± 21 | -29 ± 29 | 0.007* |
| Muscle soreness score | -5 ± 28 | -36 ± 29 | 0.001* |
*p < 0.05 between the control and curcumin groups.