RESULTS
Participants The flowchart in Figure 2 shows the enrollment, allocation, dropout, and inclusion of participants in the analysis. Based on the inclusion criteria, 100 par- ticipants were enrolled from 203 initial participants and randomized to either the YIT10347 group (n = 50) or the placebo group (n = 50). They consumed YIT10347-fermented milk or placebo milk once a day for 4 wk. In the YIT10347 group, one subject dropped out and was excluded from the FIS population due to an injury caused by a fall while walking. The fall was considered by the attending physician to have no association with daily consumption of the test beverage. Therefore, the FIS analysis included 99 participants, and the YIT10347 and placebo groups had 49 and 50 participants, respectively.