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Table 2 General characteristics of study participants

From: The effects of Spirulina Platensis on anthropometric indices, appetite, lipid profile and serum vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in obese individuals: a randomized double blinded placebo controlled trial

Variable

Spirulina platensis

Placebo

P†

Gender [n (%)]

Male

5 (17.2)

4 (14.8)

0.81

female

24 (82.8)

23 (85.2)

Age (y)

34.75 ± 8.04

33.92 ± 8.57

0.71

Physical activity

Before

Low

16 (55.2)

12 (44.4)

0.80

Moderate

12 (41.4)

14 (51.9)

High

1 (3.4)

1 (3.7)

After

Low

11 (37.9)

6 (22.2)

0.91

Moderate

17 (58.6)

20 (74.1)

High

1 (3.4)

1 (3.7)

P‡

0.03

0.12

  1. P values for independent t-test, ‡ P values for paired t-test. The statistically significant values are presented as italic digits