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Table 5 Effect of tocotrienol supplementation on body composition and physical activity in postmenopausal osteopenic women

From: A 12-week evaluation of annatto tocotrienol supplementation for postmenopausal women: safety, quality of life, body composition, physical activity, and nutrient intake

Variable

Week 0

Week 12

Overall P Value

Placeboa

Low TT

High TT

Placebo

Low TT

High TT

 

Body Composition

 BMI (kg/m2)

28.95 (6.47)

28.47 (4.98)

28.77 (5.78)

27.88 (6.44)

28.37 (5.28)

28.95 (6.01)

0.345

 Fat (%)

39.13 (7.4)

39.41 (6.89)

39.01 (7.48)

38.97 (7.22)

39.81 (7.28)

39.37 (7.59)

0.959

 Weight (kg)

74.26 (17.94)

76.34 (14.76)

74.33 (16.76)

72.87 (16.99)

75.56 (15.25)

74.36 (16.72)

0.504

Physical activity profile

 Exercise frequency (sessions/week)

2.14a (0.85)

1.96ab (0.88)

1.60b (0.62)

2.19 (0.62)

2.0 (0.86)

1.75 (0.80)

0.869

 Exercise time (min/session)

30.26 (22.53)

31.07 (27.36)

34.30(19.08)

34.74(23.32)

29.69(26.45)

39.83(25.93)

0.318

  1. Within a given row, values that share the same superscript letter (a, b) are not statistically different from each other after adjusting for age and BMI
  2. aValues are mean(SD)