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

Abstract

Body fat and fat mass were respectively re-expressed as percent change in body fat and change in fat mass by application of formula outcome = (12-week value – baseline value) / baseline value) × 100. [...]percent change in body fat and change in fat mass served as dependent variables in the evaluation of CAPs. Percent body fat and fat mass were respectively re-expressed as percent change in body fat and change in fat mass by application of formula outcome = (12-week value – baseline value) / baseline value) × 100. [...]percent change in body fat and fat mass served as dependent variables in the evaluation of CAPs. Missing baseline values were concentrated in two subjects. [...]the net effect of missing baseline values was that 75 of the 77 total patients were available to each of the two models used to evaluate fat loss. [...]a one-way Analysis of Variance model was used to evaluate three treatments “without” covariate adjustment. [...]our participants were healthy and were mildly overweight but not obese. [...]if capsaicinoid supplementation is indeed effective at improving body composition, then more double blind clinical studies need to be performed in participants with greater BMIs.