Table 1 General characteristics of study participants
|  | Placebo group (n = 30) | Synbiotic group (n = 30) | pa |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (y) | 25.9 ± 5.2 | 25.7 ± 5.5 | 0.90 |
Height (cm) | 163.3 ± 6.6 | 161.4 ± 5.8 | 0.25 |
Weight at study baseline (kg) | 72.4 ± 14.1 | 71.4 ± 11.6 | 0.79 |
Weight at end-of-trial (kg) | 71.9 ± 14.4 | 71.2 ± 11.4 | 0.83 |
Weight change (kg) | −0.4 ± 1.0 | − 0.3 ± 1.2 | 0.53 |
BMI at study baseline (kg/m2) | 27.2 ± 5.3 | 27.4 ± 4.0 | 0.84 |
BMI at end-of-trial (kg/m2) | 27.0 ± 5.4 | 27.3 ± 3.9 | 0.80 |
BMI change (kg/m2) | −0.2 ± 0.3 | − 0.1 ± 0.4 | 0.49 |
MET-h/day at study baseline | 27.5 ± 2.0 | 27.7 ± 2.1 | 0.60 |
MET-h/day at end-of-trial | 27.6 ± 2.2 | 27.8 ± 2.3 | 0.69 |
MET-h/day change | 0.1 ± 0.6 | 0.04 ± 1.0 | 0.83 |