Table 3.

Effect of 8-week garlic supplementation on androgens and glycemic-related markers

Variables	Intervention (n=40)			P*	Placebo (n=40)			P*	P**
	Before	After	Change		Before	After	Change
Testosterone	0.70±0.27	0.63±0.37	-0.07±0.41	0.32	0.58±0.41	0.65±0.44	0.06±0.32	0.22	0.190
Sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG)	48.93±35.26	59.50±54.14	10.56±44.90	0.17	72.51±79.89	68.80±59.47	-3.71±46.52	0.64	0.241
Free androgen index (FAI)	2.42±2.31	1.78±1.54	-0.63±2.48	0.13	1.33±1.26	1.54±1.40	0.20±0.71	0.10	0.097
Fasting plasma glucose	92.92±6.74	89.70±5.40	-3.22±7.41	0.009	90.25±7.51	90.97±4.67	0.72±5.37	0.399	0.008
Fasting insulin	12.88±7.08	12.22±5.67	-0.65±6.01	0.497	12.23±5.64	13.49±5.41	1.25±5.01	0.122	0.074
HOMA-ir	2.99±1.75	2.69±1.23	-0.29±1.45	0.208	2.76±1.36	3.05±1.27	0.28±1.20	0.145	0.028
QUICKI	0.33±0.02	0.33±0.02	0.001±0.2	0.789	0.32±0.02	0.33±0.03	-0.007±0.02	0.045	0.062

Data are presented as mean±SD. *Paired sample Student’s t-test. **obtained from ANCONA test, adjusted for age, BMI, energy intake, physical activity, and baseline