Table 1 Baseline demographics of study participants (n = 24–25).

From: Pomegranate Juice and Extract Consumption Increases the Resistance to UVB-induced Erythema and Changes the Skin Microbiome in Healthy Women: a Randomized Controlled Trial

 

Pom Juice (n = 24)

Pom extract (n = 25)

Placebo (n = 25)

P value

Age (years)

35.1 ± 4.3

35.9 ± 4.1

37.9 ± 4.2

0.063

Height (inches)

63.5 ± 2.8

63.9 ± 2.6

63.8 ± 2.5

0.843

Weight (lbs)

153 ± 30.8

158.7 ± 34.5

170.2 ± 40.7

0.253

BMI

26.6 ± 5.0

27.1 ± 5.1

29.9 ± 6.7

0.092

Female

24 (100)

25 (100)

25 (100)

 

Race:White

14 (58)

20 (80)

14 (56)

0.284

Black

0

1 (4)

1 (4)

 

Asian

9 (38)

3 (12)

3 (12)

 

Bi-racial

1 (4)

1 (4)

2 (8)

 

Ethnicity:Hispanic

9 (37)

16 (64)

10 (40)

0.119

Non-Hispanic

15 (63)

9 (36)

15 (60)

 

Skin Type

   

0.552

II

5 (20.8)

2 (8.0)

3 (12.0)

 

III

6 (25.0)

9 (36.0)

11 (44.0)

 

IV

13 (54.2)

14 (56.0)

11 (44.0)

 

Melanin index (RU)

264.5 ± 212.6

242.7 ± 91.1

202.2 ± 75.4

0.59

UAG producer

16 (67)

19 (83)

n/a

 

UAG non-producer

8 (33)

4 (17)#

n/a

 
  1. Data are mean ± SD. Numbers in parenthesis are percent. #two participants did not produce urolithin A glucuronide (UAG) or dimethylellagic acid glucuronide (DMEAG), relative unit RU.
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