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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants

From: The effects of chitosan supplementation on anthropometric indicators of obesity, lipid and glycemic profiles, and appetite-regulated hormones in adolescents with overweight or obesity: a randomized, double-blind clinical trial

Variables

Groups, mean (SD)

P-valuea

Chitosan (n = 31)

Control (n = 30)

Age(y)

13.51 (2.15)

13.12 (2.02)

0.891

Female (n, %)

14 (48.4)

15 (46.7)

0.893

Height (cm)

148.74 (9.15)

152.21 (8.48)

0.130

Weight (kg)

56.12 (7.20)

57.67 (9.34)

0.702

BMI (kg/m2)

25.31 (1.79)

24.71 (1.86)

0.098

BMI (Z-score)

1.52 (0.26)

1.67 (0.32)

0.064

Waist-circumference (cm)

88.48 (15.15)

93.40 (16.39)

0.196

Physical Activity (met.h/wk)

472.14 (225.33)

528.28 (327.04)

0.778

Multivitamin use (n, %)

6 (19.4)

7 (23.3)

0.704

  1. BMI Body mass index, DBP Diastolic Blood Pressure, SBP Systolic Blood Pressure, WC Waist circumference
  2. a Data obtained from Mann-Whitney Test for continuous variables and Chi-square for categorical variables
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