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Table 1 Body weight and BMI at all visits for spring water and magnesium bicarbonate (supplemented) spring water groups

From: A double-blind, placebo-controlled study of the short term effects of a spring water supplemented with magnesium bicarbonate on acid/base balance, bone metabolism and cardiovascular risk factors in postmenopausal women

  

Spring Water (n = 33)

Supplemented Spring Water (n = 34)

 

Visit

Day 0

Day 14

Day 42

Day 84

Day 0

Day 14

Day 42

Day 84

Weight (kg)

Mean (SD)

67.99 (11.58)

68.09 (11.76)

68.11 (12.03)

67.86 (11.54)

64.22 (8.15)

64.24 (8.32)

64.10 (8.20)

64.07 (8.61)

 

Change from baseline (Day 0) (SD)

 

0.02 (1.01)

0.03 (1.40)

-0.21 (1.98)

 

0.02 (0.78)

-0.12 (1.36)

-0.15 (1.66)

 

*P value

    

0.126

0.921

0.749

0.946

BMI (kg/m2)

Mean (SD)

25.05 (3.64)

25.11 (3.71)

25.11 (3.78)

25.02 (3.59)

24.16 (3.14)

24.17 (3.18)

24.12 (3.13)

24.16 (3.14)

 

Change from baseline (Day 0) (SD)

 

0.010 (0.38)

0.009 (0.54)

-0.073 (0.76)

 

0.006 (0.29)

-0.048 (0.51)

-0.052 (0.62)

 

*P value

    

0.289

0.991

0.681

0.930

  1. *p-value (t-test) comparing groups at Day 0 (italics) and for change from Baseline to Day 14, Day 42 and Day 84