Table 2 Changes of the waist circumference throughout the study period
From: Wild bitter gourd improves metabolic syndrome: A preliminary dietary supplementation trial
Differences Between | Women | Men | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Mean (cm) | SEMa | p valueb | Mean (cm) | SEMa | p valueb | Mean (cm) | SEMa | p valueb |
Visit 2-Visit 1c | 0.13 | 0.88 | 0.878 | -2.08 | 0.95 | 0.031 | -0.99 | 0.66 | 0.138 |
Visit 3-Visit 1 | -2.97 | 0.88 | 0.001 | -2.04 | 0.95 | 0.034 | -2.52 | 0.66 | 0.000 |
Visit 4-Visit 1 | -2.50 | 0.86 | 0.004 | -1.64 | 0.95 | 0.087 | -2.09 | 0.66 | 0.002 |
Visit 5-Visit 1 | -0.72 | 0.88 | 0.411 | -1.96 | 0.95 | 0.042 | -1.36 | 0.66 | 0.042 |
Visit 6-Visit 1 | 0.20 | 0.88 | 0.817 | -2.69 | 0.95 | 0.006 | -1.26 | 0.66 | 0.059 |
Visit 7-Visit 1 | -0.08 | 0.89 | 0.925 | -2.55 | 0.97 | 0.010 | -1.32 | 0.67 | 0.051 |