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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study participants

From: The effects of spinach-derived thylakoid supplementation in combination with calorie restriction on anthropometric parameters and metabolic profiles in obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial

Variable

Thylakoid group (n = 21)

Placebo group (n = 23)

P

Age (y)d

31.86 (2.35)

32.04 (2.83)

0.81a

Age at menarche (y) d

12.40 (0.46)

12.33 (0.45)

0.59 b

Height (cm) d

159.33 (3.5)

158.00 (3.4)

0.21a

Physical activity e

  

1.00 c

 Low

19 (90.5)

20 (87.0)

 

 Moderate

2 (9.5)

3 (13.0)

 

 High

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 
  1. d Values are presented as mean (SD)
  2. e Values are presented as number (%)
  3. a P based on Independent-samples t-test
  4. b P based on Mann-Whitney U test
  5. c P based on chi square test