Table 2.

Median (IQR)^a of inflammatory factors in turmeric, ginger and placebo groups pre-intervention and end of study measurements.

Group Inflammatory factors		Before	After	Difference	P-Value
		Median(IQR)	Median(IQR)	Median(IQR)
Turmeric	WBC	4.8(2.7)	6.9(3.6)	1.30(3.10)	0.004 b
	ESR	13.0(15.0)	7.0(11.0)	5.00(8.00)	< 0.001 b
	CRP	7.0(10.0)	2.0(3.0)	4.00(8.00)	< 0.001 b
	LDH	345.0(101.0)	328.0(53.0)	24.00(58.00)	0.002 c
Ginger	WBC	5.9(2.8)	7.5(3.3)	1.40(3.90)	0.002 b
	ESR	21.0(16.0)	12.0(9.0)	6.00(11.00)	< 0.001 b
	CRP	12.0(17.0)	3.0(5.0)	9.00(13.00)	< 0.001 b
	LDH	358.0(85.0)	358.0(93.0)	19.00(81.00)	0.024 c
Placebo	WBC	5.9(4.2)	7.8(4.6)	1.45(4.55)	< 0.001 b
	ESR	15.5(15.0)	13.5(14.0)	0.75(12.00)	0.037 b
	CRP	5.0(11.0)	7.5(13.0)	2.50(7.00)	0.696 b
	LDH	368.0(129.0)	368.0(109.0)	10.0(111.0)	0.491 c

^a Interquartile Range ^b Wilcoxon test; ^c Paired t-test; P < 0.05 was considered significant in all cases.