Effects of Hydroxycitric Acid Supplementation on Body Composition, Obesity Indices, Appetite, Leptin, and Adiponectin of Women with NAFLD on a Calorie-Restricted Diet
Table 3
Appetite status of the study participants throughout the study.
Variable
Intervention
Control
Mean ± SD
Mean ± SD
Feeling hungry
Before
6.01 ± 1.76
5.714 ± 2.12
0.648
After
5.21 ± 1.04
4.70 ± 1.48
0.230
0.097
0.038
Sense of satiety
Before
6.72 ± 2.47
6.67 ± 3.01
0.951
After
7.30 ± 1.29
6.80 ± 1.84
0.331
0.393
0.614
Desire to eat
Before
6.55 ± 2.17
6.95 ± 1.88
0.536
After
6.30 ± 1.06
6.30 ± 1.19
1.00
0.758
0.134
Desire to eat salty foods
Before
4.28 ± 1.78
2.76 ± 1.03
0.064
After
3.70 ± 1.13
4.01 ± 1.82
0.634
0.314
0.008
Desire to eat sweet foods
Before
6.11 ± 2.62
5.67 ± 1.86
0.644
After
5.11 ± 1.31
5.20 ± 2.16
0.863
0.078
0.438
Desire to eat fatty foods
Before
4.50 ± 1.98
3.57 ± 1.14
0.208
After
4.00 ± 1.25
2.30 ± 1.08
<0.001
0.236
0.014
value for independent sample t-test; value for paired t-test. A value <0.05 is statistically significant.
