Effects of gum Arabic ingestion on body mass index and body fat percentage in healthy adult females: two-arm randomized, placebo controlled, double-blind trial

Table 3 Body mass index and body fat percent changes among study and controls

Parameter		Min	Max	Mean	SD	Mean Difference	P value
BMI (study group)	Before	17.53	51.10	27.31	5.42	−0.32	0.0001
BMI (study group)	After	17.36	53.04	26.99	5.54	−0.32	0.0001
BMI (control group)	Before	17.22	34.66	25.78	3.85	0.07	0.132
BMI (control group)	After	17.40	34.62	25.85	3.80	0.07	0.132
Fat % (study group)	Before	11.70	32.00	19.45	4.24	−2.18	0.000
Fat % (study group)	After	9.49	30.50	17.26	4.28	−2.18	0.000
Fat % (control group)	Before	9.50	26.90	18.31	4.14	0.82	0.010
Fat % (control group)	After	10.53	25.90	19.13	4.06	0.82	0.010

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