Table 5 Sex difference in physical examination before and after the 12-week intervention (mean ± s.d)
Items | Male | Female | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Before intervention | After intervention | Before intervention | After intervention | |
Height (cm) | ||||
 CitriCholess | 171.06 ± 6.15 | 171.06 ± 6.15 | 159.32 ± 5.75 | 159.23 ± 5.81 |
 Placebo | 172.00 ± 4.84 | 172.00 ± 4.84 | 158.87 ± 4.62 | 158.90 ± 4.58 |
 t / P value | 0.428/ 0.672 | 0.428/ 0.672 | 0.364/ 0.717 | 0.264/ 0.792 |
Weight (kg) | ||||
CitriCholess | 79.18 ± 12,20 | 78.24 ± 12.19 | 63.68 ± 9.13 | 63.26 ± 8.94 |
Placebo | 78.73 ± 8.09 | 78.45 ± 8.07 | 66.10 ± 9.38 | 66.26 ± 9.37 |
t / P value | 0.107/ 0.915 | (−0.053) / 0.959 | (−1.087)/0.281 | (−1.357)/0.179 |
BMI index | ||||
 CitriCholess | 27.00 ± 3.39 | 26.67 ± 3.33 | 25.04 ± 2.96 | 24.90 ± 2.83 |
 Placebo | 26.64 ± 2.87 | 26.55 ± 2.83 | 26.16 ± 3.40 | 26.22 ± 3.43 |
 t / P value | 0.289/ 0.775 | 0.098/ 0.923 | (−1.458) / 0.150 | (−1.729)/0.088 |
Waist circumference (cm) | ||||
 CitriCholess | 93.00 ± 11.62 | 92.35 ± 11.47 | 82.81 ± 8.56 | 82.23 ± 8.07 |
 Placebo | 89.55 ± 6.74 | 90.00 ± 5.42 | 84.95 ± 10.05 | 85.03 ± 9.50 |
 t / P value | 0.994/ 0.329 | 0.663/ 0.532 | (−0.945) / 0.348 | (−1.270) / 0.209 |
Hip circumference (cm) | ||||
 CitriCholess | 100.35 ± 5.93 | 100.18 ± 6.17 | 96.94 6.87 | 96.42 ± 6.39 |
 Placebo | 100.82 ± 5.46 | 100.00 ± 6.21 | 98.23 8.09 | 98.23 ± 8.09 |
 t / P value | (−0.209)/ 0.836 | 0.074/ 0.942 | (−0.711)/ 0.480 | (−1.019)/ 0.312 |
Waist-to-hip circumference ratio | ||||
 CitriCholess | 0.925 ± 0.084 | 0.920 ± 0.079 | 0.854 ± 0.055 | 0.852 ± 0.056 |
 Placebo | 0.889 ± 0.060 | 0.902 ± 0.065 | 0.864 ± 0.056 | 0.865 ± 0.055 |
 t / P value | 1.244/ 0.225 | 0.632/ 0.533 | (−0.734)/ 0.466 | (−0.899)/ 0.372 |