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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the participantsa

From: Curcuma longa extract improves serum inflammatory markers and mental health in healthy participants who are overweight: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

 

Placebo group

(n = 40)

CLE group

(n = 39)

p value

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Sex, male/female, n

16/24

15/24

0.889

Age, years

56.6

4.3

56.7

5.0

0.930

Physical measurements and tests

 Height, cm

162.5

8.5

162.5

8.5

0.985

 Body weight, kg

69.9

8.0

70.3

7.8

0.821

 BMI, kg/m2

26.4

1.8

26.6

1.5

0.664

 SBP, mmHg

122.9

12.8

119.7

14.7

0.308

 DBP, mmHg

77.6

10.2

77.6

9.6

0.995

Serum inflammatory markers

 CRP, mg/dL

0.076

0.047

0.075

0.064

0.940

 C3, mg/dL

110.8

12.6

104.7

14.2

0.073

 C4, mg/dL

27.5

7.0

24.0

6.0

0.037

 Fibrinogen, mg/dL

285.7

43.8

288.5

45.0

0.797

Metabolic markers

 Glucose, mg/dL

92.3

8.7

88.5

6.4

0.031

 HbA1c, %

5.63

0.20

5.55

0.26

0.147

 Triglyceride, mg/dL

120.8

52.9

122.2

67.0

0.915

 Total cholesterol, mg/dL

231.4

36.8

221.2

37.5

0.226

 LDL-cholesterol, mg/dL

148.7

31.9

138.2

31.9

0.151

 HDL-cholesterol, mg/dL

58.2

11.9

58.2

16.6

0.980

  1. BMI body mass index, CLE a mixture of a hot water extract and a supercritical carbon dioxide extract of Curcuma longa, DBP diastolic blood pressure, HbA1c hemoglobin A1c, HDL high-density lipoprotein, CRP C-reactive protein, C3 complement component 3, C4 complement component 4, LDL low-density lipoprotein
  2. aValues represent the means and standard deviations for n = 40 (placebo group) or n = 39 (CLE group). Comparison of sex was performed with the two-tailed Mann Whitney U test. Comparisons of physical measurements and tests, serum inflammatory markers, and metabolic markers were performed with the two-tailed unpaired Student’s t test when variance was homogeneous or the Aspin-Welch t test when variance was heterogeneous