A Review of the Efficacy and Safety of Litramine IQP-G-002AS, an Opuntia ficus-indica Derived Fiber for Weight Management

Table 1

Waist circumference and body fat mass (measured by bioimpedance analyser) changes between baseline and week 24.

Parameter	IQP-G-002AS	Placebo	value
	Mean (standard deviation)
Waist circumference (cm)	−1.7 (3.1)	+0.7 (1.5)	<0.001
Body fat mass (kg)	−1.0 (1.7)	+0.4 (1.8)	0.014

value derives from the nonparametric Mann-Whitney test.; positive values represent increment, while negative values represent reduction.