Table 4: Comparisons on the aspect of lipid metabolism.
Group | Time | TG (mmol/L) | TC (mmol/L) | HDL (mmol/L) | LDL (mmol/L) | FFA (mmol/L) |
Before | 2.46 ± 0.98 | 5.38 ± 1.08 | 1.35 ± 0.30 | 3.22 ± 0.93 | 0.69 ± 0.14 | |
Control | After | 1.91 ± 0.91 | 5.19 ± 0.86 | 1.45 ± 0.28 | 2.85 ± 0.72 | 0.63 ± 0.16 |
*P | 0.012 | 0.401 | 0.156 | 0.059 | 0.111 | |
Before | 2.52 ± 1.00 | 5.28 ± 0.97 | 1.32 ± 0.27 | 3.30 ± 0.87 | 0.68 ± 0.16 | |
Treated | After | 1.71 ± 0.67 | 4.86 ± 0.91 | 1.53 ± 0.33 | 2.39 ± 0.74 | 0.48 ± 0.14 |
*P | < 0.001 | 0.051 | 0.002 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | |
#P | 0.299 | 0.11 | 0.23 | 0.009 | < 0.001 |
*P value refers to comparison between before vs. after treatment within each group; #P value refers to comparison between treated and control groups after treatment; TG: Triglyceride; TC: Total Cholesterol; HDL: High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol; LDL: Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol; FFA: Free Fatty Acids.