From: Single-blind, placebo controlled randomised clinical study of chitosan for body weight reduction
Study parameters | Chitosan (mean ± SD) [range] | Placebo (mean ± SD) [range] | ||||
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Day 0 (N = 64) | Day 45 (N = 59) | Day 90 (N = 56) | Day 0 (N = 32) | Day 45 (N = 31) | Day 90 (N = 30) | |
Body mass Index (Kg/m2) | 30.93 ± 2.69 [26.49 – 35.19] | 30.20 ± 2.90* [25.32 – 35.08] | 29.71 ± 3.07* [24.88 – 35.64] | 30.91 ± 2.72 [26.23 – 34.95] | 30.95 ± 2.62 [26.29 – 34.95] | 30.83 ± 2.64 [26.36 – 35.09] |
Body fat (%) | 37.88 ± 6.86 [25.20 – 49.50] | 37.36 ± 7.03* [25.00 – 50.30] | 36.65 ± 7.25* [24.30 – 49.40] | 37.96 ± 7.83 [23.70 – 49.30] | 38.02 ± 8.00 [23.70 – 49.30] | 38.07 ± 8.09 [23.50 – 49.10] |
Visceral fat (%) | 10.80 ± 3.52 [4 – 20] | 10.47 ± 3.3* [4 – 20] | 9.71 ± 3.33* [4 – 20] | 10.53 ± 2.97 [4 – 17] | 10.55 ± 2.75 [5 – 17] | 10.43 ± 2.87 [5 – 17] |
Muscle mass (Kg) | 47.52 ± 9.62 [32.20 – 68.30] | 46.74 ± 9.50* [32.00 – 64.50] | 46.84 ± 9.57* [31.70 – 64.20] | 46.95 ± 10.79 [34.70 – 81.10] | 47.04 ± 11.17 [35.20 – 83.80] | 47.50 ± 11.01 [35.20 – 83.00] |
Upper abdominal circumference (cm) | 97.70 ± 7.96 [80.00 – 114.0] | 96.61 ± 7.99* [80.00 – 113.0] | 95.68 ± 8.40* [77.00 – 112.0] | 95.75 ± 9.22 [73.00 – 117.0] | 95.55 ± 9.13 [74.00 – 115.0] | 95.73 ± 9.09 [74.00 – 115.0] |
Hip circumference (cm) | 110.35 ± 9.30 [89.00 – 130.0] | 109.2 ± 9.77* [88.00 – 128.0] | 108.3 ± 9.96* [88.00 – 128.0] | 108.59 ± 14.80 [48.00 – 138.0] | 109.0 ± 13.91 [50.00 – 138.0] | 108.3 ± 13.79 [50.00 – 137.0] |
Waist circumference (cm) | 102.80 ± 7.70 [84.00 – 118.0] | 101.7 ± 7.69* [85.00 – 117.0] | 100.5 ± 8.05* [82.00 – 115.0] | 102.72 ± 10.14 [67.00 – 124.0] | 102.2 ± 10.27 [68.00 – 124.0] | 102.3 ± 10.12 [68.00 – 124.0] |
Waist to hip ratio | 0.93 ± 0.07 [0.80 - 0.95] | 0.93 ± 0.07 [0.80 – 0.97] | 0.92 ± 0.07 [0.79 – 0.96] | 0.96 ± 0.12 [0.75 – 0.98] | 0.94 ± 0.10 [0.74 – 0.98] | 0.95 ± 0.10 [0.82 – 0.98] |