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BB-3 Group (N = 42) | Placebo Group (N = 41) | p-Value * | ||
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IPAQ Total Physical activity (MET-min/week) | V2 | 2401.50 ± 1955.78 | 2848.59 ± 3562.14 | 0.6819 1 |
V5 | 4151.02 ± 5655.05 | 2808.20 ± 3294.04 | 0.3164 1 | |
V5 − V2 | 1749.52 ± 4582.37 | −40.39 ± 2645.99 | 0.3412 1 | |
IPAQ Total Energy expenditure (kcal/week) | V2 | 3065.91 ± 2694.03 | 3653.76 ± 4955.91 | 0.7327 1 |
V5 | 5257.72 ± 7531.41 | 3509.73 ± 4546.55 | 0.3275 1 | |
V5 − V2 | 2191.81 ± 5915.85 | −144.02 ± 3317.14 | 0.3458 1 | |
Dietary survey (kcal) | V2 | 1883.56 ± 573.85 | 1827.53 ± 657.96 | 0.5447 1 |
V5 | 1811.72 ± 440.19 | 1721.49 ± 545.25 | 0.2006 1 | |
V5 − V2 | −71.84 ± 579.75 | −106.03 ± 704.08 | 0.8734 1 |
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Sung, H.K.; Youn, S.J.; Choi, Y.; Eun, S.W.; Shin, S.M. Reply to Lee, S.Y. Comment on “Sung et al. Body Fat Reduction Effect of Bifidobacterium breve B-3: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Comparative Clinical Trial. Nutrients 2023, 15, 28”. Nutrients 2023, 15, 1094. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15051094
Sung HK, Youn SJ, Choi Y, Eun SW, Shin SM. Reply to Lee, S.Y. Comment on “Sung et al. Body Fat Reduction Effect of Bifidobacterium breve B-3: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Comparative Clinical Trial. Nutrients 2023, 15, 28”. Nutrients. 2023; 15(5):1094. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15051094
Chicago/Turabian StyleSung, Hyun Kyung, Sang Jun Youn, Yong Choi, Sang Won Eun, and Seon Mi Shin. 2023. "Reply to Lee, S.Y. Comment on “Sung et al. Body Fat Reduction Effect of Bifidobacterium breve B-3: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Comparative Clinical Trial. Nutrients 2023, 15, 28”" Nutrients 15, no. 5: 1094. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15051094
APA StyleSung, H. K., Youn, S. J., Choi, Y., Eun, S. W., & Shin, S. M. (2023). Reply to Lee, S.Y. Comment on “Sung et al. Body Fat Reduction Effect of Bifidobacterium breve B-3: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Comparative Clinical Trial. Nutrients 2023, 15, 28”. Nutrients, 15(5), 1094. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15051094