Table 3.
Variable | Coffee | Green tea | Herbal tea (placebo) | p | |
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3 Months | BMI | −4.58 (−6.24, −3.33) | −1.51 (−5.36, 0.32) | −0.14 (−1.93, 1.89) | 0.003* |
Body fat | −7.98 (−9.82, −4.37) | −4.64 (−5.55, −2.12) | −0.22 (−0.45, 0.00) | 0.002* | |
BMI percent of the 95th percentile | −3.09 (−4.91, −1.78) | −2.90 (−3.23, −0.68) | −1.03 (−2.21, 0.71) | 0.03* | |
6 Months | BMI | −9.26 (−10.92, −2.77) | −2.32 (−5.36, 0.49) | 0.76 (−4.23, 8.17) | 0.02** |
Body fat | −13.64 (−15.46, −11.82) | −2.43 (−4.91, −1.68) | −6.21 (−7.43, −5.00) | NS | |
BMI percent of the 95th percentile | −5.02 (−11.38, −2.35) | −3.19 (−3.42, −0.31) | 0.51 (−0.54, 7.76) | NS |
Values are given as median (interquartile range); bold values denote statistical significance at p ≤ 0.05.
Significant change between coffee and placebo.
Significant change between coffee and both green tea and placebo.