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. 2023 Mar 2;19(2):121–129. doi: 10.1089/chi.2022.0032

Table 3.

Comparison of Percent Changes from Baseline

  Variable Coffee Green tea Herbal tea (placebo) p
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.