Table 6. Baseline characteristics of subjects by each group
Characteristics | FWPS group (n=26) | WPCS (n=22) | p-value1) |
Age | 44.8±8.7 | 42.9±9.5 | 0.161 |
Weight (kg) | 71.5±8.7 | 74.1±8.2 | 0.274 |
Height (cm) | 172.4±5.3 | 172.7±4.7 | 0.857 |
BMI (kg/cm2) | 24.0±2.3 | 24.8±2.4 | 0.221 |
Plasma test |
Albumin (g/dL) | 4.89±0.21 | 4.86±0.22 | 0.531 |
Glucose (mg/dL) | 95.21±13.8 | 93.43±7.42 | 0.967 |
ALT (IU/L) | 26.75±24.49 | 24.36±10.78 | 0.470 |
AST (IU/L) | 23.89±7.59 | 21.86±5.14 | 0.490 |
Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.94±0.13 | 0.91±0.12 | 0.365 |
Total bilirubin (mg/dL) | 0.76±0.37 | 0.72±0.27 | 0.954 |
BUN (mg/dL) | 13.36±3.41 | 13.38±2.32 | 0.985 |
CBC |
WBC (×103/μL) | 6.52±1.43 | 6.73±1.61 | 0.629 |
RBC (×106/μL) | 4.86±0.31 | 4.94±0.37 | 0.371 |
Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 14.92±0.65 | 14.91±1.07 | 0.964 |
Hematocrit (%) | 43.88±1.84 | 43.79±2.67 | 0.875 |
Platelet (×103/μL) | 251.68±38.91 | 245.71±45.54 | 0.600 |
p-value estimated using t-test (or Mann-Whitney test) or chi-square test (or Fisher’s exact test).
FWPS, fermented whey protein supplementation; WPCS, whey protein concentration supplementation; BMI, body mass index; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; CBC, complete blood count; WBC, white blood cell count; RBC, red blood cell count.