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Table 3 Percent change in fat mass compared between active and placebo groups using model generated means (LS Means)

From: Capsaicinoids supplementation decreases percent body fat and fat mass: adjustment using covariates in a post hoc analysis

Contrast

Treatment

N

LS Mean (SE)

LS Mean Difference (SE)

P Value

Without Baseline Covariates

 Capsimax 2 mg vs Placebo

Capsimax 2 mg

27

2.44 (2.14)

−0.82

0.7860

Placebo

28

3.26 (2.10)

 Capsimax 4 mg vs Placebo

Capsimax 4 mg

22

−0.81 (2.37)

−4.07

0.2037

Placebo

28

3.26 (2.10)

With Baseline Covariates

 Capsimax 2 mg vs Placebo

Capsimax 2 mg

26

3.45 (2.79)

−2.43

0.5044

Placebo

27

5.88 (2.76)

 Capsimax 4 mg vs Placebo

Capsimax 4 mg

22

−0.80 (2.37)

−6.68

0.0487

Placebo

27

5.88 (2.76)

  1. Analysis “Without Baseline Covariates” was a One-way ANOVA model. Analysis “With Baseline Covariates” was a generalized linear model containing treatment, covariates and treatment x covariate interactions. Two subjects were lost to the “With Baseline Covariates” analysis due to missing values at baseline