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Table 1 The Table shows the arithmetic average values at T0 and T1, the p-value and the variation in percentage (+ indicates an increase of the variable at T1; - a decrease at T1)

From: Nutraceutical effects of table green olives: a pilot study with Nocellara del Belice olives

Variable

T0 ± SD

T1 ± SD

p-value

%

Alkaline phosphate (IU/L)

49.95 ± 13.26

53.73 ± 16.81

0.022

+7.57

Fat mass%

29.70 ± 7.92

28 ± 7.24

0.004

−5.72

Muscle mass %

66.97 ± 7.62

68.36 ± 6.85

0.003

+2.09

IL-6 (FI)

31.52 ± 29.37

20.89 ± 11.93

0.027

−33.73

MDA (μmol/L)

2.72 ± 0.64

2.33 ± 0.49

0.005

−14.24

Weight (Kg)

70.44 ± 14.07

69.93 ± 13.77

0.08

−0.72

BMI (Kg/m2)

24.37 ± 4.19

24.24 ± 4.16

0.22

−0.53

  1. T0 baseline, T1 the end of the nutritional intervention (30 days), BMI Body Mass Index, IL-6 interleukin-6, IF indirect fluorescence, MDA malondialdehyde, SD standard deviation