Research Article
Antiangiogenic Herbal Composition Ob-X Reduces Abdominal Visceral Fat in Humans: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study
Table 1
Characteristics of the subjects at baseline.
| | Placebo group (n = 23) | Ob-X group (n = 30) |
| Sex, n (%) | Male (%) | 2 (8.7%) | 6 (20%) | Female (%) | 21 (91.3%) | 24 (80%) |
| Age (y) | 33.61 ± 9.47 | 32.30 ± 7.11 |
| Height (cm) | 159.90 ± 5.62 | 162.70 ± 7.74 |
| Weight (kg) | 69.99 ± 6.27 | 72.65 ± 8.22 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.33 ± 1.27 | 27.78 ± 2.98 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 91.04 ± 3.72 | 90.53 ± 3.95 |
| Hip circumference (cm) | 101.58 ± 3.85 | 102.14 ± 4.29 |
| Waist to hip ratio | 0.897 ± 0.033 | 0.887 ± 0.038 |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 115.65 ± 10.37 | 119.53 ± 11.31 |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 74.70 ± 10.61 | 75.77 ± 8.69 |
| Pulse (beats/min) | 66.52 ± 10.92 | 68.10 ± 10.99 |
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Values represent the mean ± SD.
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