Variable
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PL (n = 7)
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dGTE (n = 7)
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Age (years)
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21.4 ± 0.6
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21.4 ± 0.3
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Height (m)
|
1.77 ± 0.03
|
1.78 ± 0.01
|
\( \dot{\mathrm{V}}{\mathrm{O}}_{2\mathrm{peak}} \) (L·min−1)
|
3.13 ± 0.18
|
2.87 ± 0.08
|
|
Baseline
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Week 2
|
Week 4
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Baseline
|
Week 2
|
Week 4
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Weight (kg)
|
75.46 ± 2.91
|
75.11 ± 2.94*
|
74.81 ± 2.88*
|
77.29 ± 2.05
|
76.96 ± 2.03*
|
76.69 ± 1.95* B
|
Bodyfat (%)
|
16.63 ± 1.58
|
16.34 ± 1.69
|
15.97 ± 1.69*#
|
17.06 ± 1.24
|
16.23 ± 1.39*
|
15.43 ± 1.33*# A,B
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HR (bpm)
|
61.00 ± 2.70
|
62.14 ± 1.81
|
61.00 ± 1.83
|
62.00 ± 1.25
|
62.43 ± 2.01
|
62.57 ± 1.92
|
SBP (mm Hg)
|
129.29 ± 1.73
|
125.71 ± 3.64
|
127.00 ± 2.44
|
130.00 ± 1.18
|
126.57 ± 2.14
|
126.86 ± 3.64
|
DBP (mm Hg)
|
67.57 ± 4.35
|
66.14 ± 1.72
|
69.71 ± 2.37
|
69.57 ± 2.40
|
65.71 ± 2.55
|
67.71 ± 2.11
|
- Table 1 shows the key participant characteristics for each group, including absolute changes for weight, body fat, heart rate and blood pressure over the intervention. Data are presented as mean ± SE. PL, Placebo; dGTE, decaffeinated green tea extract; \( \dot{\mathrm{V}}{\mathrm{O}}_{2\mathrm{peak}} \), peak oxygen uptake; HR, heart rate; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure. Adenotes significant overall group x time interaction effect (P = 0.002). Bdenotes significant overall time interaction effect only (P < 0.001). *denotes significant difference (P ≤ 0.05) to baseline only within group. #denotes significant difference to week 2 within group only (P < 0.046).