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Table 3 Summary of comparison between treatments

From: The effect of coconut oil and palm oil on anthropometric parameters: a clinical trial

Anthropometric parameters

Mean (± SD) difference

(Final - Initial)

p value

Palm oil

Coconut oil

Weight (kg)

-0.21 (± 0.93)

0.04 (± 1.07)

0.331

BMI (kg/m2)

-0.08 (± 0.38)

0.02 (± 0.44)

0.376

Waist circumference (cm)

0.44 (± 3.00)

-0.57 (± 2.85)

0.19

Hip circumference (cm)

-0.27 (± 2.07)

0.18 (± 1.64)

0.365

Waist to hip ratio

0.01 (± 0.04)

-0.01 (± 0.03)

0.07

  1. Mean (± SD) differences (n = 37) between final and initial measurements (Delta value) of the respective treatment groups (i.e. palm oil and coconut oil) were subjected to paired sample t-test (p < 0.05). Abbreviation: SD–standard deviation