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Table 6 BMI differences between consumers and non-consumers of the top 5 herbal ingredients used by “dieters for overweight/obesity”a

From: Usage of Plant Food Supplements (PFS) for weight control in six European countries: results from the PlantLIBRA PFS Consumer Survey 2011-2012

  

BMI

 
  

<25 kg/m2

≥25 kg/m2

 

Top 5 herbal ingredients consumed by “dieters for overweight/obesity”

Consumption group

n

%

n

%

Chi2

      

p-value*

a) When using only the subsample 2b (n = 112)

Cynara scolymus (artichoke)

Consumers

9

26.5

25

73.5

0.590

 

Non-consumers

17

21.8

61

78.2

 

Foeniculum vulgare ssp. (fennel)

Consumers

5

29.4

12

70.6

0.511

 

Non-consumers

21

22.1

74

77.9

 

Taraxacum officinale (dandelion)

Consumers

3

21.4

11

78.6

0.866

 

Non-consumers

23

23.5

75

76.5

 

Ananas comosus (pineapple)

Consumers

8

61.5

5

38.5

0.000

 

Non-consumers

18

18.2

81

81.8

 

Matricaria chamomilla (chamomile)

Consumers

1

9.1

10

90.9

0.243

 

Non-consumers

25

24.8

76

75.2

 

b) When using the entire sample of consumers (n = 2359)

Cynara scolymus (artichoke)

Consumers

72

41.6

101

58.4

0.019

 

Non-consumers

1113

50.9

1073

49.1

 

Foeniculum vulgare ssp. (fennel)

Consumers

71

53.8

61

46.2

0.401

 

Non-consumers

1114

50

1113

50

 

Taraxacum officinale (dandelion)

Consumers

39

48.8

41

51.3

0.787

 

Non-consumers

1146

50.3

1133

49.7

 

Ananas comosus (pineapple)

Consumers

21

60

14

40

0.244

 

Non-consumers

1164

50.1

1160

49.9

 

Matricaria chamomilla (chamomile)

Consumers

32

47.8

35

52.2

0.681

 

Non-consumers

1153

50.3

1139

49.7

 
  1. aDifferences are analysed when using a) subsample 2 (consumers responding to be “dieting for overweight/obesity”) and b) the entire survey sample; bSubsample 2: consumers responding to be “dieting for overweight/obesity”; *p < 0.05 for significance