| Verum (n = 29) | Placebo (n = 25) | V vs. P |
---|---|---|---|
x ± SD | x ± SD | p-value | |
Sex (n/%) | |||
 female | 14 (48.3%) | 13 (52.0%) | 1.000 |
 male | 15 (51.7%) | 12 (48.0%) | |
Age (years) | 59.7 ± 10.2 | 59.8 ± 13.8 | 0.524 |
Height (cm) | 171.9 ± 8.8 | 171.0 ± 9.1 | 0.740 |
Weight (kg) | 82.0 ± 17.9 | 82.9 ± 14.7 | 0.561 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 27.6 ± 4.8 | 28.3 ± 4.2 | 0.535 |
  < 25.0 kg/m2 (n/%) | 10 (34.5%) | 7 (28.0%) | 0.940 |
 25.0–29.9 kg/m2 (n/%) | 11 (37.9%) | 11 (44.0%) | |
  ≥ 30.0 kg/m2 (n/%) | 8 (27.6%) | 7 (28.0%) | |
WC female (cm) | 88.9 ± 13.1 | 87.6 ± 9.6 | 0.847 |
  ≥ 88 cm (n/%) | 9 (31.0%) | 5 (20.0%) | 0.449 |
WC male (cm) | 103.6 ± 14.6 | 106.6 ± 8.8 | 0.286 |
  ≥ 102 cm (n/%) | 8 (27.6%) | 9 (36.0%) | 0.429 |
WHtR | 0.558 ± 0.080 | 0.565 ± 0.064 | 0.602 |
  ≥ 0,5 (n/%) | 21 (72.4%) | 20 (80.0%) | 0.545 |
BP systolic (mmHg) | 142.2 ± 17.4 | 134.7 ± 12.5 | 0.077 |
  ≥ 130 mmHg (n/%) | 23 (79.3%) | 16 (64.0%) | 0.239 |
BP diastolic (mmHg) | 86.3 ± 9.7 | 82.2 ± 8.6 | 0.160 |
  ≥ 85 mmHg (n/%) | 16 (55.2%) | 9 (36.0%) | 0.182 |
Heart rate/min | 71.4 ± 12.5 | 72.9 ± 12.7 | 0.773 |