Research Article
An Open-Label Pilot Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Virgin Coconut Oil in Reducing Visceral Adiposity
Table 2
Comparison of anthropometric measurements and lipid profile values for the 20 obese volunteers at week one and week six of study.
| | Parameters | Week one mean (SD) | Week six mean (SD) | Mean difference (SD) | 95% Confidence interval | value |
| | Weight (kg) | 82.77 (21.44) | 82.53 (21.78) | 0.23 (1.08) | −0.27, 0.73 | .35 | | Body mass index (kg/m2) | 32.51 (5.65) | 32.40 (5.69) | 0.10 (0.68) | −0.22, 0.42 | .51 | | Waist circumference (cm) | 102.64 (12.56) | 99.78 (12.56) | 2.87 (4.95) | 0.55, 5.18 | .02* | | Waist-Hip Ratio | 0.92 (0.05) | 0.91 (0.07) | 0.02 (0.05) | −0.01, 0.04 | .13 | | Body fat percentage (%) | 39.91 (7.16) | 39.31 (6.51) | 0.60 (2.87) | −0.74, 1.94 | .36 | | Fat mass (kg) | 33.33 (12.64) | 32.78 (12.01) | 0.54 (2.72) | −0.73, 1.82 | .38 | | Fat-free mass (kg) | 49.20 (12.26) | 49.77 (12.28) | −0.58 (2.75) | −1.86, 0.71 | .36 | | Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 1.36 (0.61) | 1.22 (0.41) | 0.14 (0.56) | −0.12, 0.40 | .28 | | Total Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.46 (0.85) | 5.35 (0.68) | 0.11 (0.74) | −0.24, 0.45 | .53 | | LDL (mmol/L) | 3.33 (0.88) | 3.25 (0.83) | 0.08 (0.91) | −0.35, 0.51 | .70 | | HDL (mmol/L) | 1.52 (0.41) | 1.55 (0.41) | −0.03 (0.51) | −0.27, 0.21 | .79 |
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value is significant when , SD = standard deviation.
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