Whey protein supplementation reducing fasting levels of anandamide and 2-AG without weight loss in pre-menopausal women with obesity on a weight-loss diet

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants

Variables	All subjects	Intervention group (n = 30)	Control group (n = 30)	pvalue^c
Age (years)^a	31.61 (5.73)	31 (6.28)	32.23 (5.17)	0.410
Weight (kg)^a	89.39 (9.64)	90.03 (10.51)	88.74 (8.81)	0.442
Height (cm)^a	163.34 (3.57)	163.7 (3.67)	162.98 (3.49)	0.610
BMI (kg/m²)^a	33.45 (2.89)	33.54 (3.17)	33.36 (2.63)	0.820
WC (cm)^a	99.37 (8.76)	99.63 (8.78)	99.11 (8.88)	0.822
Married status^b				0.779
Married	42 (70%)	20 (66.66%)	22 (73.33%)
Unmarried	18 (30%)	10 (33.33%)	8 (26.66%)
Job status^b				0.943
Employees	11 (18.3%)	6 (20%)	5 (16.66%)
Non-administrative employees	10 (16.7)	5 (16.66%)	5 (16.66%)
Housewife	39 (65)	19 (63.32%)	20 (66.66%)
Physical activity^b				1.000
Low		24 (80%)	24 (80%)
Moderate		6 (20%)	6 (20%)
High		0 (0%)	0 (0%)

BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference
^aMean (SD)
^bNumber (%)
^cIndependent t test for numeric variables and Pearson’s chi-square test for categorical variables

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