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Table 6 Spearman’s partial correlation analysis of probiotic and control groups together (n = 36) for studied variables adjusted for study group, baseline BMI, age, and sex

From: Hypocaloric diet supplemented with probiotic cheese improves body mass index and blood pressure indices of obese hypertensive patients - a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled pilot study

Associated variables

Coefficient r

p

BMI

Water content**

0.570

0.0007

Lactobacilli content *

0.383

0.0305

Lactobacilli content

Putrescine content*

0.475

0.0060

Colonization with TENSIA

Morning SBP*

−0.527

0.0640

Morning DBP**

0.617

0.0248

Acetylated spermidine

Morning DBP**

r = −0.417

p = 0.0177

 

Putrescine**

r = 0.714

p < 0.0001

 

Water content*

r = −0.361

p = 0.0426

  1. BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; SBP, systolic blood pressure.
  2. *Values at the end of the study.
  3. **Differences between the extent of change (final values - initial values).
  4. TENSIA subgroup analysis (n = 16) for correlations between TENSIA colonization and other studied variables.