| Week 0 | Week 4 | Week 8 | P values | |||||
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 | BBP n = 25 | Placebo n = 24 | BBP n = 25 | Placebo n = 24 | BBP n = 25 | Placebo n = 24 | Treatment | Time | Treatment × Time |
Weight (kg) | 89.6 ± 17.7 | 93.6 ± 15.3 | 90.3 ± 18.1 | 93.8 ± 15.4 | 90.1 ± 18.1 | 93.8 ± 15.4 | 0.44 | 0.007 | 0.39 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 30.8 ± 6.2 | 31.8 ± 3.8 | 31.0 ± 6.3 | 31.9 ± 3.9 | 30.9 ± 6.3 | 31.9 ± 3.8 | 0.36 | 0.02 | 0.47 |
Waist circ (cm) | 101.7 ± 13.3 | 106.6 ± 10.4 | 102.0 ± 14.5 | 106.5 ± 10.9 | 101.5 ± 14.4 | 107.0 ± 11.1 | 0.17 | 0.95 | 0.26 |
SBP (mmHg) | 115 ± 9 | 114 ± 10 | 115 ± 8 | 113 ± 13 | 114 ± 8 | 114 ± 13 | 0.74 | 0.87 | 0.69 |
DBP (mmHg) | 72 ± 7 | 72 ± 10 | 73 ± 7 | 70 ± 9 | 73 ± 7 | 73 ± 9 | 0.59 | 0.55 | 0.33 |
Total-C (mmol/L) | 4.55 ± 1.03 | 4.24 ± 0.88 | 4.65 ± 1.02 | 4.39 ± 0.92 | 4.57 ± 0.97 | 4.32 ± 0.82 | 0.30 | 0.22 | 0.91 |
TG (mmol/L) | 1.63 ± 0.96 | 1.22 ± 0.41 | 1.85 ± 0.96 | 1.30 ± 0.65 | 1.74 ± 0.77 | 1.35 ± 0.42 | 0.02 | 0.10 | 0.45 |
HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.16 ± 0.29 | 1.21 ± 0.28 | 1.16 ± 0.32 | 1.27 ± 0.30 | 1.15 ± 0.33 | 1.20 ± 0.24 | 0.18 | 0.08 | 0.19 |
LDL-C (mmol/L) | 2.64 ± 0.81 | 2.48 ± 0.80 | 2.63 ± 0.70 | 2.52 ± 0.81 | 2.63 ± 0.80 | 2.51 ± 0.69 | 0.54 | 0.93 | 0.89 |
Fasting glucose (mmol/L)a | 5.02 ± 0.43 | 4.83 ± 0.43 | 5.16 ± 0.43 | 4.95 ± 0.50 | 5.03 ± 0.31 | 4.94 ± 0.48 | 0.13 | 0.04 | 0.40 |
Fasting insulin (pmol/L)b | 80.9 ± 33.4 | 82.4 ± 36.5 | 87.5 ± 66.7 | 81.0 ± 44.6 | 96.7 ± 47.8 | 95.9 ± 44.5 | 0.73 | 0.02 | 0.92 |
HbA1C (%)c | 0.051 ± 0.003 | 0.051 ± 0.003 | 0.052 ± 0.003 | 0.050 ± 0.002 | 0.052 ± 0.003 | 0.051 ± 0.003 | 0.17 | 0.14 | 0.67 |