| |
Placebo
|
Herb
|
|---|
|
(n = 11)
|
(n = 12)
|
|---|
|
Age, yr
|
24 ± 1
|
26 ± 5
|
|
Height, cm
|
173 ± 1
|
174 ± 3
|
|
Body mass, kg
|
68 ± 2
|
68 ± 3
|
|
BMI, kg/m2
|
23 ± 1
|
22 ± 1
|
|
Body fat percentage, %
|
19 ± 1
|
18 ± 2
|
|
Waist-hip ratio
|
0.85 ± 0.01
|
0.85 ± 0.01
|
|
Heart rate at rest, bpm
|
67 ± 3
|
58 ± 3
|
|
Systolic BP, mmHg
|
118 ± 2
|
112 ± 3
|
|
Diastolic BP, mmHg
|
66 ± 2
|
62 ± 2
|
|
VO2peak, ml/kg/min
|
47 ± 2
|
47 ± 2
|
|
HDL cholesterol, mg/dL
|
53 ± 2
|
53 ± 3
|
|
LDL cholesterol, mg/dL
|
97 ± 9
|
86 ± 5
|
|
Total cholesterol, mg/dL
|
180 ± 9
|
192 ± 8
|
|
Triglyceride, mg/dL
|
78 ± 9
|
58 ± 8
|
|
HbA1C, %
|
5.4 ± 0.1
|
5.4 ± 0.1
|
- Values are means ± SEM
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BMI body mass index, BP blood pressure, VO
2
peak peak oxygen consumption, HbA1c glycosylated hemoglobin A1c
