Research Article
Effects of Acute Consumption of Noni and Chokeberry Juices vs. Energy Drinks on Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, and Blood Glucose in Young Adults
Table 2
Baseline characteristics of the study participants (n = 88).
| Parameter | Noni group | Chokeberry group | ED group | Control group | Average |
| Sex | | | | | | Female | 15 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 49 | Male | 7 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 39 | Age, years | 25.9 ± 8.8a | 25.2 ± 5.6a | 25.2 ± 7.1a | 23.7 ± 3.5a | 25.0 ± 6.5 | Height (m) | 1.71 ± 0.10a | 1.75 ± 0.10a | 1.71 ± 0.08a | 1.74 ± 0.09a | 1.73 ± 0.09 | Weight (kg) | 67.7 ± 11.3a | 70.2 ± 12.7a | 68.6 ± 12.2a | 69.7 ± 13.2a | 69.1 ± 12.2 | BMI | 23.2 ± 3.5a | 22.8 ± 2.7a | 23.3 ± 3.8a | 22.8 ± 2.7a | 23.0 ± 3.2 | >24.9 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18.5–24.9 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 70 | <18.5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
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Values are the mean ± standard deviation; different letters in the same row indicate statistical significance (at least ). |