| |
L-Carnitine-combination N = 14
|
L-Carnitine N = 14
|
Placebo N = 14
|
P Valueσ
|
|---|
|
Age (Years)
|
|
Mean ± SD
|
61.1 ± 4.0 (14)
|
61.1 ± 4.0 (14)
|
57.2 ± 2.7 (14)
|
0.006§
|
|
Gender [n (%)]
|
|
Female
|
9 (64%)
|
8 (57%)
|
10 (71%)
|
0.919
|
|
Male
|
5 (36%)
|
6 (43%)
|
4 (29%)
|
|
Alcohol Use [n (%)]
|
|
Daily
|
2 (14%)
|
0 (0%)
|
0 (0%)
|
0.787
|
|
None
|
4 (29%)
|
3 (21%)
|
4 (29%)
|
|
Occasionally
|
4 (29%)
|
6 (43%)
|
6 (43%)
|
|
Weekly
|
4 (29%)
|
5 (36%)
|
4 (29%)
|
|
Smoking Status [n (%)]
|
|
Ex-Smoker
|
0 (0%)
|
4 (29%)
|
2 (14%)
|
0.138
|
|
Non-Smoker
|
14 (100%)
|
10 (71%)
|
12 (86%)
|
|
Race [n (%)]
|
|
American
|
0 (0%)
|
0 (0%)
|
1 (7%)
|
0.904
|
|
Eastern European White
|
1 (7%)
|
1 (7%)
|
0 (0%)
|
|
North American Indian/Aboriginal
|
1 (7%)
|
0 (0%)
|
0 (0%)
|
|
South American
|
1 (7%)
|
0 (0%)
|
1 (7%)
|
|
Western European White
|
11 (79%)
|
13 (93%)
|
12 (86%)
|
|
Ethnicity [n (%)]
|
|
Hispanic or Latino
|
1 (7%)
|
0 (0%)
|
1 (7%)
|
1.000
|
|
Not Hispanic or Latino
|
13 (93%)
|
14 (100%)
|
13 (93%)
| |
|
Regularly Exercise [n (%)]
|
|
No
|
9 (64%)
|
10 (71%)
|
5 (36%)
|
0.218
|
|
Yes
|
5 (36%)
|
4 (29%)
|
9 (64%)
|
|
Weight Change in Past 3 Months [n (%)]
|
|
Gain
|
2 (14%)
|
0 (14%)
|
0 (0%)
|
0.679
|
|
Loss
|
1 (7%)
|
1 (7%)
|
2 (14%)
|
|
No Change
|
11 (79%)
|
13 (93%)
|
12 (86%)
|
|
Weight (Kg)
|
|
Mean ± SD
|
76.7 ± 13.3 (14)
|
73.0 ± 12.9 (14)
|
73.7 ± 9.8 (14)
|
0.760
|
|
BMI (Kg/m2)
|
|
Mean ± SD
|
27.71 ± 2.75 (14)
|
25.92 ± 3.06 (14)
|
26.57 ± 2.56 (14)
|
0.241
|
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N, number, SD standard deviation, Min minimum, Max maximum, n, number, % percentage
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§Between-group comparison was made using ANOVA
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σBetween-group comparisons were made using Fisher’s Exact Test
- Supplement groups with differing letter superscripts are significantly different
- Probability values P ≤ 0.05 are statistically significant
