Table 2 Within- and between-group comparisons of the changes from baseline to endpoint measures for BMI, physical activity and some dietary intakes in the saffron and placebo groups of asthmatic patients
Variables | Saffron (N = 38) | Placebo(N = 38) | P-value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Value | P-value¥ | |||
BMI (kg/m2) | |||||
Baseline | 26.84 (25.46–27.23) | 26.84 (25.05–27.39) | |||
8 weeks (endpoint) | 26.68(25.81–27.18) | 26.84 (24.79–27.44) | 0.37 | 0.28 | |
Changes | 0.00 (−0.35) to (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00–0.32) | |||
Physical activity (MET-min/week) | |||||
Baseline | 676.50 (231–2704) | 693 (231–3446.50) | |||
8 weeks (endpoint) | 660.00 (231.00–2220.50) | 0.56 | 693.00 (379.50–3876.00) | 0.02 | 0.28 |
Changes | 0.00 (0.00–90.75) | 0.00 (0.00–173.250) | |||
Energy intake (kilocalories) | |||||
Baseline | 1858.97 ± 213.16 | 1856.47 ± 99.66 | |||
8 weeks (endpoint) | 1865.36 ± 208.48 | 0.46 | 1877.44 ± 112.05 | 0.02 | 0.23 |
Changes | 32.00 (−41.00) to (46.25) | 31.00 (−30.00) to (62.00) | |||
Percent of calories from carbohydrate (%) | |||||
Baseline | 54.11 ± 6.63 | 57.15 ± 5.19 | |||
8 weeks (endpoint) | 54.65 ± 6.65 | 0.81 | 56.61 ± 6.36 | 0.16 | 0.20 |
Changes | 0.24 (−1.30) to (1.87) | 0.21 (−2.21) to (0.77) | |||
Percent of calories from protein (%) | |||||
Baseline | 11.69 ± 1.54 | 11.95 ± 1.51 | |||
8 weeks (endpoint) | 11.81 ± 1.46 | 11.81 ± 1.33 | 0.03 | ||
Changes | 0.13 (−0.24) to (0.47) | 0.16 | − 0.07 (− 0.47) to (0.12) | 0.11 | |
Percent of calories from fat (%) | |||||
Baseline | 33.80 ± 4.36 | 35.73 ± 6.03 | |||
8 weeks (endpoint) | 33.79 ± 4.35 | 36.47 ± 6.51 | 0.40 | ||
Changes | 0.23 (−1.97) to (2.02) | 0.87 | 0.14 (−0.69) to (1.83) | 0.21 | |