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. 2023 May 9;196(1):558–572. doi: 10.1007/s12010-023-04479-w

Table 6.

Thyroid hormones, cortisol, and glucose levels

Parameter Treatment group
Control Fasted (starvation) Probiotics Fasted + probiotics

T3

(ng/dl)

3.06 ± 0.42a 2.41 ± 0.38a 2.500 ± 0.26a 2.26 ± 0.29a

T4

(ug/dl)

51.66 ± 10.14b 60.51 ± 5.67b 80.95 ± 3.00 a 82.45 ± 5.53a

Cortisol

(ug/dl)

103.99 ± 5.68a 108.09 ± 2.89a 105.94 ± 3.60a 100.00 ± 1.622a

Glucose

(mg/dl)

134.81 ± 3.08a 130.74 ± 4.39a 136.64 ± 3.24a 144.84 ± 1.33a

Mean values within tissues with different superscript letters (a, b) are significantly different (P < 0.05)