Table 2 Impact of coconut oil and palm oil on anthropometric measures
From: The effect of coconut oil and palm oil on anthropometric parameters: a clinical trial
Anthropometric variable | Mean (± SD) | Mean change (T2– T1) | Δ %a | p valueb | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial (T1) | Final (T2) | ||||||
Weight (kg) | Palm oil (n = 37) | 59.55 (± 11.68) | 59.34 (± 11.54) | -0.21 (± 0.93) | -0.35% | 0.183 | |
Coconut oil (n = 37) | 59.29 (± 11.48) | 59.34 (± 11.40) | 0.04 (± 1.07) | + 0.08% | 0.820 | ||
p valuec | 0.372 | 0.992 | 0.331 | ||||
Body mass index (kgm− 2) | Palm oil (n = 37) | 23.84 (± 4.59) | 23.76 (± 4.56) | -0.08 (± 0.38) | -0.34% | 0.228 | |
Coconut oil (n = 37) | 23.76 (± 4.65) | 23.78 (± 4.61) | 0.02 (± 0.44) | + 0.08% | 0.828 | ||
p valuec | 0.538 | 0.871 | 0.376 | ||||
Waist circumference (cm) | Palm oil (n = 37) | 86.58 (± 12.66) | 87.02 (± 12.35) | 0.44 (± 3.00) | + 0.51% | 0.384 | |
Coconut oil (n = 37) | 87.51 (± 11.87) | 86.95 (± 11.71) | -0.57 (± 2.85) | -0.64% | 0.234 | ||
pvaluec | 0.171 | 0.881 | 0.19 | ||||
Hip circumference (cm) | Palm oil (n = 37) | 92.09 (± 8.69) | 91.82 (± 8.11) | -0.27 (± 2.07) | -0.29% | 0.437 | |
Coconut oil (n = 37) | 93.77 (± 8.56) | 93.95 (± 8.39) | 0.18 (± 1.64) | + 0.19% | 0.520 | ||
p valuec | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.365 | ||||
Waist to hip ratio | Palm oil (n = 37) | 0.95 (± 0.09) | 0.94 (± 0.08) | 0.01 (± 0.04) | -1.05% | 0.270 | |
Coconut oil (n = 37) | 0.93 (± 0.07) | 0.92 (± 0.07) | -0.01 (± 0.03) | -1.07% | 0.100 | ||
p valuec | 0.331 | < 0.001 | 0.07 | ||||